Posts Tagged ‘Metadata’
Tackling the Structures
Objectivity is another Silicon Valley firm working with databases and the like. Recently they debuted a new Hadoop-based product that addresses one of the looming challenges in the Internet of Things (IoT), that is “how to handle metadata management of big and fast streaming data.” One of the challenges in tackling big streaming data is…
Read MoreEnterprise Content Management
Many organizations are looking at enterprise content management (ECM) as a solution for their seek and find challenges. If you are considering purchasing ECM tools, there are a few things to consider. Search Content Management brought this news to our attention in their article, “Using ECM tools to solve business problems.” ECM software can be costly,…
Read MoreDigital Automation
The HARVEST digital asset distribution platform was developed by LibreDigital to deliver hundreds of thousands of ebook titles and their metadata to markets around the globe. This system has evolved to be more than the simple file services of days old. The smart automation underpinning HARVEST allows publishers to be more proactive than ever before…
Read MoreDigitizing the Past
In Tom’s River, New Jersey they are recognizing an anniversary. One year ago the Township began relocating its records to their new Records Center. Over the course of several weeks, over 6,000 containers of municipal records were re-located from 18 separate locations to one, centralized location organized in a computer database, by department or subject, for…
Read MorePartnership Brings Value to Historical Documents
EBSCO Information Services has partnered with Portico in an effort to preserve digital collections from its Digital Archives products, mostly historical source materials used by scholars and students. PRWeb brought this news to us in their article, EBSCO Partners with Portico to Ensure Long-Term Availability of Digital Archives.” EBSCO first launched the Digital Archives in 2009 and…
Read MorePlan Now for Learning Opportunity
Mark your calendars for an upcoming webinar titled, “The Growing Use of Research Information Management Systems.” The trends are shifting where institutions are taking advantage of researcher information management systems and current research information systems. There are many benefits to this. It improves collaboration across institutions or international boundaries and can track productivity or justify…
Read MoreTaxonomies and Databases
EBSCO Information Services and the H.W. Wilson Foundation are taking their partnership to a new level. In 2014, the two organizations created American Doctoral Dissertations. Now the H.W. Wilson Foundation has agreed to support the expansion of the scope of the American Doctoral Dissertations database to include records for dissertations and theses from 1955 to…
Read MoreVisualizing the Data
Hitachi has acquired Pentaho, a specialist in the integration, visualization, and analysis of data. Mr. Web brought this news to us in their article, “Hitachi Buys Data Visualization and Analytics Firm.” The plan is for Pentaho to retain its existing brand and continue to be led by current management, who will now report to Hitachi’s Senior Vice President of Social…
Read MoreMetadata Learning Opportunity
Metadata has many roles. One is providing a path for a solid data management system. While much of the discussion around metadata focuses on understanding metadata itself along with its associated technologies, this perspective often represents a typical tool-and-technology focus, which has not achieved significant results to date. A more relevant question when considering pockets…
Read MoreMaking the Content Findable
Orchestrating the installation and implementation of a new or upgraded records management system anywhere is a large undertaking. When it involves jail management and effective law enforcement, it is more than a comprehensive job. Automated information systems are an absolute necessity for effective law enforcement. This unique and interesting information came to us from Corrections One…
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