Posts Tagged ‘Search’
Search Technology is Changing
Since 1998, search algorithms have been updated as needed and gradually. Instead of moving forward with any one new innovation, companies like Google work to refine the features they already have. Forbes brought this interesting subject to our attention in their article, “How Machine Learning Is Reshaping Online Search.” These logical, progressive improvements aren’t likely to change,…
Read MoreLearning Opportunities from AAP
There are a couple of educational opportunities in the works over the next few weeks from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) that might pique the interest of our followers. The Free Guest Speaker Talk: Metadata 2020 is scheduled for Friday, June 15th at 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. (EST) at the McGraw-Hill/NY offices or via webinar. Metadata 2020…
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 MoreTake Advantage of Taxonomy 101, a Full Day Workshop Taught by Experts at the SLA 2018 Annual Conference
Taxonomies organize a collection of information – structured or unstructured – and they underpin search in many applications. Taxonomy 101 provides the basics for knowledge organization, outlining “nuts and bolts” of building a taxonomy, where to start, and where to implement it to realize the most benefit to an organization. Bring your questions and join…
Read MoreWhat to Expect from SharePoint 2019
SharePoint 2019 is on the horizon and there are many expectations around Microsoft’s promises for the future. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “ICYMI: Sharepoint 2019 Hopes, Machine Learning Needs and More.” Microsoft has already told us that when the product is released in the last half of 2018 it will…
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 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 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…
Read MoreVector Language Modeling Used to Search Books
Google’s new Semantic Experiences uses word vectors to search over 100,000 books for contextually related statements and points out passages that provide answers. Tech Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Google’s new AI service will search books for answers to your burning business questions.” This new services uses vector-based language…
Read MoreDigital or Retail: Selecting Books Have Changed
Bookstores’ footprints, business concepts and strategies have morphed over the past few decades in very drastic ways. Founder Jeff Bezos first launched Amazon as an online bookstore in 1995. The impact of an online bookstore providing not just discounts on the books, but speed and ease in having them show up at your door –…
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