Despite the title, the RICHES Project has nothing to do with money in the sense of cash, investments, or gold. The Renewal, Innovation and Change: Heritage and European Society (RICHES) project came about because of digital technologies. A new approach and perspective for institutions and artists who are using new technologies and digital facilities to redefine cultural heritage.
Science and science fiction continues to cross paths as technology continues to advance. Warp drive and transporters are not that far away, at least in the world of light years.
The future of the more than 130-year old Oxford English Dictionary (OED) may be moving to cyberspace. The sheer number of English words put into use since the 20-volume, second edition was published in 1989 could make version 3.0 too big and too expensive to print. The next edition is expected to be at least twice the size of the last. Because of this, it may be published digitally only.
In case you haven't read the press release that came out last week from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the title should give you reason for pause, "NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions."
There are a good many professional organizations that take their knowledge organization and dissemination responsibilities seriously. One good example, appropriately enough, is the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), which maintains a free online bibliographic service covering knowledge organization literature.
User profiles play an important role in information retrieval systems. This "revelation" came from a software engineer study, but really, is it a big surprise?
Genetic research continues to explore and discover, all with the help of technology. The ability to conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has enabled new […]
Dialego has launched a new social media division. This German research agency recognized that social media market research is a huge and important part of market research. Leading this new division is Annette Stucken from Unilever.
Still looking for that perfect gift for the historian or librarian in your life? How about a mobile scanner? This fun and useful product from Flip runs on four AA batteries and has a 2 GB SD memory card installed. The appearance is deceptive with only a 6.5x10 flatbed scanner, but it runs well and the quality of the images stood up to various forms of testing, according to one writer.