National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) 2015 Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, NM, September 23-25, 2015

Conveniently held in our hometown of Albuquerque, the program for the National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) 2015 Annual Conference was sufficiently compelling to warrant our participation. Two of us attended sessions, receptions, and networked with an enthusiastic group of professionals. A first observation is in the name. NAGW members prefer “Web Professionals” over…

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Searching History

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a new data source available for search in their release, “New USPTO Tool Allows Exploration of 40 Years of Patent Data.” The USPTO launched PatentsView, a new patent data visualization platform. The PatentsView beta search tool allows users to explore technological, regional, and individual-level patent trends…

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Semantic Search In Today’s Technology

We speak often about semantic technology. Machine learning or semantic technology is the basis for most commercial artificial-intelligence systems, and it is about to do things a little differently. But what is semantic search? Search Engine Watch brought this news to us in their article, “What is semantic search and why does it matter?” Semantic search…

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Improving the Service

Semantico has announced what they are calling a significant upgrade to SAMS, the leader in access and identity management for the scholarly community. SAMS Sigma officially launches at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. This information came from their release, “Semantico launches SAMS Sigma: the next generation in access and identity management.” SAMS Sigma uses a software as…

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