Indexing History

Family history research has become one of the most popular interests for Americans. This look back into history is more than hobby for most as they seek to find the path that brought them to where they are today. For some, that task is more difficult. A nationwide effort and joint project of FamilySearch, a family…

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The Use of Facets

What exactly is faceted searching and how could it help you? Lucidea brought this interesting information to us in their recent blog post, “A Firm Foundation for Faceted Search.” Faceted search is a method for accessing information organized according to a faceted classification system. This allows users to explore a collection of information by applying multiple filters. Faceted searching…

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Access Innovations, Inc. Releases Data Harmony® Version 3.11

Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Version 3.11 of its Data Harmony Suite of software tools. The Data Harmony Suite provides content management solutions to improve information organization by systematically applying a taxonomy or thesaurus in total integration, with patented content extraction methods. MAIstro™, the award-winning flagship software module of the…

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Searching for Solutions

Expert System has been named a Google for Work Search Technology Premier Partner. The integration of Cogito in Google Search Appliance (GSA) is being given much of the credit. The scalable hardware and software solution combines Google search expertise with features that support enterprise business requirements. This information came from Business Wire in their article, “Expert System…

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Google Leadership Shuffle

Looking for a new job? Amit Singhal, Alphabet/Google’s senior vice president of search is retiring. This interesting news came to us from Seeking Alpha in their article, “Google’s search chief leaving; shares sell off day after post-earnings gains.” Singhal’s last day is scheduled to be February 26, 2016. John Giannandrea, an engineering vice president currently in charge of…

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Usability and Findability

In November 2015, as part of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information’s (OSTI) efforts to continuously improve their scientific and technical information offerings, a team of OSTI librarians conducted a formal pilot usability study of DOE PAGESBeta to gauge user satisfaction. This interesting information came to us from the (OSTI) newsletter in…

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