Posts Tagged ‘Reference’
Back to School
It is that time of year again when students are buying uniforms or new clothes, completing the lists of class supplies, and school buses are part of the morning commute again. I don’t know about you, but it feels like it starts earlier every year. In the information management world, there is no designated time…
Read MoreSupervisory Librarian Needed at the National Institute of Health
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, library science, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreAustralia National Archives Facing Challenges
When it comes to archives, more and more focus is being put on digital data and cloud storage. This may leave some with the impression that less talent and staff is needed to maintain a thorough and retrievable archival system. This interesting information came to us from The Canberra Times in their article, “National Archives confirms…
Read MoreCelebrating Milestones by Looking Back
The Scholarly Kitchen is always a source we learn from and enjoy reading. They are celebrating their 10 year anniversary by sharing their top 10 blog posts in their recent release. Some of those – to be exact, five – are all about PLOS ONE. It is a favorite topic for the writers as well as…
Read MoreCapturing Ancient Medical Knowledge with Taxonomies
A collaboration between a Chinese university and Elsevier is undertaking the momentous task of cataloguing traditional Chinese medical knowledge as global clinical practice increasingly seeks to combine conventional and Eastern techniques. Healthcare IT News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Elsevier to collaborate in cataloguing traditional Chinese medicine as global interest…
Read MorePeer Review in Practice
Establishing transparency for each author’s role in a research study is one of the recommendations that recently appeared in a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). This interesting information came to us from The Official PLOS Blog in their article, “PLOS Collaborates on Recommendations to Improve Transparency for Author Contributions.” A group led by Marcia…
Read MoreThe Same Paper vs. Digital Debate
The Pew Research Center conducted a recent poll on the reading habits of Americans and their preferred vehicles. The results might surprise you. The Digital Reader brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “One in Five Americans Have Listened to an Audiobook, One in Four Have Read an eBook.” Let’s start with…
Read MoreDigital Preservation for Scholarly Publishing
Scientific print-publishing has never been a speedy process. It has long been a slow and cumbersome one. However, one associate editor at one of the very first electronic peer-reviewed journal was determined to help bring scientists into the new digital age. This interesting topic came to us from Wired in their article, “What Happens When Science Just Disappears?” Kay…
Read MoreShining the Light on Libraries
Libraries and arts tend to not fair well when it comes to politicians and budgets. It is sad fact. However the library community can give itself a big high five, or a little one, after the recent actions of the Senate. Publishers Weekly brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “For Libraries,…
Read MoreLIFE Imagines Indexed
LIFE magazine is using machine learning to organize over 4 million images from the LIFE magazine archives into an interactive encyclopedia. LIFE magazine was published weekly between 1936 and 1972 and monthly from 1978 to 2000, safely making it the most popular photojournalism magazine in the United States. This iconic magazine was brought back to…
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