Primary Research Group Inc. (www.PrimaryResearch.com) is conducting a survey of library lending of tablet computers to library patrons. This survey is restricted to libraries that have a tablet lending program or plan to introduce one within the next year. The international survey will give your library detailed benchmarking data about purchasing, lending policies, use of apps and pre-loaded content, impact on library resources, brand selection, patron education and other issues in library tablet lending programs. Survey participants receive a free copy of the resulting report. The institutional names of respondents are listed but responses are aggregated or otherwise not connected to particular respondents. To take the survey follow the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SurveyTabletLendingInLibraries
James Moses, Research Director
Primary Research Group, Inc
2753 Broadway, #156
New York, NY 10025
Phone: +1 (212) 736-2316
Fax: +1 (212) 412-9097
website: http://www.primaryresearch.com
email: primaryresearchgroup@gmail.com
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
[KMDG-L] CfPs: International Conference on Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability (SciDataCon 2014), 2-5 Nov, at JNU Convention Centre
International Conference on Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability (SciDataCon 2014)
2–5 November 2014
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru University Convention Centre, New Delhi, hosted by the Indian National Science Academy.
Organizer: The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) and the World Data System (WDS), interdisciplinary committees of the International Council for Science (ICSU)
Call for Papers (Deadline: 16 June 2014)
Addressing the theme of Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability, SciDataCon 2014 will feature four main tracks: (A) Dynamic Planet, (B) Global Development, (C) Transformations Towards Sustainability, and (D) Data Science and Services. This structure is intended to bridge cross-cutting data themes and research themes of Future Earth, an international research programme on global sustainability coordinated by ICSU and its partners and starting in 2015. By focusing on the intersection of data issues and scientific research challenges—and by advancing data science and developing international data services—SciDataCon will also amplify the message of like-minded global data initiatives promoting data sharing and interoperability, such as the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and the recently established Research Data Alliance (RDA).
SciDataCon will provide a unique platform bringing together international experts and practitioners in data sciences, technologies and management; researchers from the natural, social, health, and computer sciences; research funders and sponsors; and policy makers and advisors.
Abstracts for Oral Presentations
Proposed Oral Presentations must be submitted online. This involves completing an online form and uploading a two-page abstract, with additional information, using the following MS Word template: Template for Oral Presentation proposal. Please note that Abstracts acceptance is subject to delegate registration for the Conference.
Abstracts and Full Papers Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings, following the prescribed submission format https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B4qnUFYMgSc-alNvLUp4SmV5ZVk . Selected authors, who indicated their intention to submit full papers, will be invited to publish a peer-reviewed manuscript in a special issue of the CODATA Data Science Journal.
Online Submission : http://www.eregnow.com/?SciDataCon2014abst
Further Details: http://www.scidatacon2014.org/submissions
Monday, May 26, 2014
[KMDG-L] Take the survey of library digital curation practices and receive a free copy of the ensuing report
Primary Research Group Inc. (www.PrimaryResearch.com) publisher of research reports and studies about libraries and higher education, is surveying research libraries worldwide about their data curation practices. Survey participants receive a free copy of the final report generated from the survey data. The institutional name of participants is listed but responses are aggregated or not attributed to particular respondents. To take the survey follow the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DataCurationPractices2014
James Moses, Research Director
Primary Research Group, Inc
2753 Broadway, #156
New York, NY 10025
Phone: +1 (212) 736-2316
Fax: +1 (212) 412-9097
website: http://www.primaryresearch.com
email: primaryresearchgroup@gmail.com
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DataCurationPractices2014
James Moses, Research Director
Primary Research Group, Inc
2753 Broadway, #156
New York, NY 10025
Phone: +1 (212) 736-2316
Fax: +1 (212) 412-9097
website: http://www.primaryresearch.com
email: primaryresearchgroup@gmail.com
Friday, May 9, 2014
[KMDG-L] Reminder: "Making metadata work": joint afternoon meeting of ISKO UK, DCMI and BCS IRSG in London on 23 June 2014
Making metadata work - 2pm Monday 23rd June 2014 - BCS Office, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA.
If you have not already made a booking for this event, please don't delay as it is proving very popular.
Unfortunately the associated morning workshop and tutorial are no longer available as they are fully booked. To make your booking, go to
<http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm#introduction>.
This event will be a showcase for the latest developments in the evolution of the Semantic Web, exploitation of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS), metadata annotation to aid workflow automation, information retrieval in networks of diverse media assets, Linked Data, and other opportunities for using metadata. It is a Joint Meeting of ISKO UK, IRSG (Information Retrieval Special Interest Group of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT) and DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative).
Afternoon meeting (14.00 – 18.00)
Martin White: The importance of metadata for high quality Search
Sean Bechhofer: Wf4Ever: metadata for “Research Objects”
Mark Sandler: Semantic Media: a new paradigm for navigable content for the 21st century
Richard Ranft: Enhancing discovery of the British Library's audio collections
Antoine Isaac: A portrait of Europeana as a Linked Open Data case (in progress)
Andrew MacFarlane: Analysing creative image search queries to determine important facets
The speakers and presentations are described in more detail on our website at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014_pm.htm>. As usual there will be more networking,with wine and nibbles, from 18.00.
Registration fee and booking
£60 (or £25 for members of ISKO, IRSG or DCMI and for full-time students).
Booking is open at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm#introduction>
About ISKO UK
ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science and related disciplines. Founded in 2007, our UK Chapter has been attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meeting series (see slides and recordings at http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm). Its third conference was held in July 2013 on the general theme of “Knowledge organization – pushing the boundaries” http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/.
About BCS IRSG
Established in 1978, the main aim of the BCS IRSG is supporting the communication between information retrieval (IR) researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of IR methods in industry and raising public awareness of IR-related topics. Recognizing IR as an interdisciplinary field, a further aim of the BCS IRSG is to act as a link between computer science, library and information science and also cognate communities (like natural language processing).
About DCMI
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an open, international forum for the development of interoperable online metadata standards with diverse applications. DCMI’s activities include consensus-driven working groups, global conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. DCMI is a project of ASIS&T (the Association for Information Science and Technology).
We shall all look forward to welcoming you on the day.
ISKO UK publicity
https://twitter.com/ISKOUK
#ISKOUK
If you have not already made a booking for this event, please don't delay as it is proving very popular.
Unfortunately the associated morning workshop and tutorial are no longer available as they are fully booked. To make your booking, go to
<http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm#introduction>.
This event will be a showcase for the latest developments in the evolution of the Semantic Web, exploitation of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS), metadata annotation to aid workflow automation, information retrieval in networks of diverse media assets, Linked Data, and other opportunities for using metadata. It is a Joint Meeting of ISKO UK, IRSG (Information Retrieval Special Interest Group of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT) and DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative).
Afternoon meeting (14.00 – 18.00)
Martin White: The importance of metadata for high quality Search
Sean Bechhofer: Wf4Ever: metadata for “Research Objects”
Mark Sandler: Semantic Media: a new paradigm for navigable content for the 21st century
Richard Ranft: Enhancing discovery of the British Library's audio collections
Antoine Isaac: A portrait of Europeana as a Linked Open Data case (in progress)
Andrew MacFarlane: Analysing creative image search queries to determine important facets
The speakers and presentations are described in more detail on our website at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014_pm.htm>. As usual there will be more networking,with wine and nibbles, from 18.00.
Registration fee and booking
£60 (or £25 for members of ISKO, IRSG or DCMI and for full-time students).
Booking is open at <http://www.iskouk.org/events/metadata_June_2014.htm#introduction>
About ISKO UK
ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization) is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science and related disciplines. Founded in 2007, our UK Chapter has been attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meeting series (see slides and recordings at http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm). Its third conference was held in July 2013 on the general theme of “Knowledge organization – pushing the boundaries” http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/.
About BCS IRSG
Established in 1978, the main aim of the BCS IRSG is supporting the communication between information retrieval (IR) researchers and practitioners, promoting the use of IR methods in industry and raising public awareness of IR-related topics. Recognizing IR as an interdisciplinary field, a further aim of the BCS IRSG is to act as a link between computer science, library and information science and also cognate communities (like natural language processing).
About DCMI
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an open, international forum for the development of interoperable online metadata standards with diverse applications. DCMI’s activities include consensus-driven working groups, global conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and practices. DCMI is a project of ASIS&T (the Association for Information Science and Technology).
We shall all look forward to welcoming you on the day.
ISKO UK publicity
https://twitter.com/ISKOUK
#ISKOUK
Thursday, April 10, 2014
[KMDG-L] Primary Research Group has published Law Library Benchmarks, 2014 Edition
Primary Research Group Inc. has published Law Library Benchmarks, 2014 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-285-8.
The 155-page study gives extensive data and commentary on law library spending plans and management practices including current and future expected budgets, spending on salaries, and materials such as online databases, print reporters, online and print directories, books, eBooks, journals and other information resources. The report also looks at use of particular types and brands of information resources, at cost recovery efforts and at law library effort to reduce costs and improve productivity through better negotiation and other tactics. The study also presents detailed data on library measures to enhance mobile device access and to use social media, blogs and other internet resources in the law library service effort.
The report presents data from 60 law libraries from the United States and Canada including law firm libraries, university law libraries, courthouse libraries, private company libraries and others, with data presented separately for each library type. The data is also broken out by library and parent institution size. The law firms in the sample employed a mean of 188 lawyers. A list of survey participants is available on our website.
The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: by how much will
university law libraries increase or reduce spending on journals in 2014? What percentage of law firm libraries plan to reduce space allocated to the library? What percentage of book budgets are accounted for by eBooks? How have law libraries dealt with the downturn in the legal profession over the past five years?
Just a few of the report�s many findings are that:
� For 37.5 percent of survey participants, the overall library budget decreased in 2013.
� The courthouse libraries in the sample had the largest budget decreases, a mean of 7.25 percent.
� Libraries in the sample spent a mean of $320,931 on online databases in 2013; spending is expected to increase slightly in 2014 to $330,688, or by about 3.3%.
� The materials/content budget is nearly evenly split between print resources and electronic resources; the former accounted for a mean of 50.52 percent of the budget; the latter, 49.48 percent.
For further information view our website at:
http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=466
The 155-page study gives extensive data and commentary on law library spending plans and management practices including current and future expected budgets, spending on salaries, and materials such as online databases, print reporters, online and print directories, books, eBooks, journals and other information resources. The report also looks at use of particular types and brands of information resources, at cost recovery efforts and at law library effort to reduce costs and improve productivity through better negotiation and other tactics. The study also presents detailed data on library measures to enhance mobile device access and to use social media, blogs and other internet resources in the law library service effort.
The report presents data from 60 law libraries from the United States and Canada including law firm libraries, university law libraries, courthouse libraries, private company libraries and others, with data presented separately for each library type. The data is also broken out by library and parent institution size. The law firms in the sample employed a mean of 188 lawyers. A list of survey participants is available on our website.
The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: by how much will
university law libraries increase or reduce spending on journals in 2014? What percentage of law firm libraries plan to reduce space allocated to the library? What percentage of book budgets are accounted for by eBooks? How have law libraries dealt with the downturn in the legal profession over the past five years?
Just a few of the report�s many findings are that:
� For 37.5 percent of survey participants, the overall library budget decreased in 2013.
� The courthouse libraries in the sample had the largest budget decreases, a mean of 7.25 percent.
� Libraries in the sample spent a mean of $320,931 on online databases in 2013; spending is expected to increase slightly in 2014 to $330,688, or by about 3.3%.
� The materials/content budget is nearly evenly split between print resources and electronic resources; the former accounted for a mean of 50.52 percent of the budget; the latter, 49.48 percent.
For further information view our website at:
http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=466
Monday, March 24, 2014
[KMDG-L] Just Published "Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship" by IGI Global, 2014 (with some chapters on Library Associations and LIS Education)
Just Published "Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship"
Edited by Susmita Chakraborty (University of Calcutta, India) and Anup Kumar Das (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
ISBN13: 9781466643659,
EISBN13: 9781466643666
http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
Cite:
Chakraborty, S., & Das, A. K. (2014). Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship (pp. 1-406). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
Description
With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Dan Dorner
Preface by Susmita Chakraborty, Anup Kumar Das
Chapter 1: Prof. S. B. Ghosh, alias Badal, as I Know Him (pages 1-8) by A. K. Dasgupta
Chapter 2: Introduction: Comparative and International Librarianship (pages 9-16) by Anup Kumar Das, Susmita Chakraborty
Chapter 3: Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation (pages 17-27) by Paul Sturges
Chapter 4: Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges (pages 28-36) by Ismail Abdullahi
Chapter 5: Philanthropy in Libraries (pages 37-50) by Achala Munigal, Susmita Chakraborty
Chapter 6: International Librarianship: One Librarian’s Experience in Reducing the Digital Divide (pages 51-62) by Alan Hopkinson
Chapter 7: The Role of the Special Libraries Association in Promoting Library Professionals on a Global Scale (pages 64-84) by Sheila L. Rosenthal
Chapter 8: Role of IFLA in Marketing Initiatives in Library and Information Services (pages 85-93) by Dinesh K. Gupta
Chapter 9: International Scholarship and the Role of American Research Libraries (pages 94-100) by Barbara I. Dewey
Chapter 10: International Cooperation in the Domains of Agricultural Research and Information (pages 102-110) by Deva Eswara Reddy
Chapter 11: Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development Knowledge Center: A TERI LIC Case Study (pages 111-124) by Reeta Sharma, Shantanu Ganguly
Chapter 12: Collaboration in Editorship: “Global Perspectives on School Libraries” (pages 126-136) by Luisa Marquardt, Dianne Oberg
Chapter 13: Building the Capacity of Librarians through Collaboration: The Experience of the University of Bergen and Makerere University Libraries with their New Partners in the North and South (pages 137-147) by Maria G. N. Musoke, Ane Landoy
Chapter 14: Innovation Network in IT Sector: A Study of Collaboration Patterns Among Selected Foreign IT Firms in India and China (pages 148-170) by Swapan Kumar Patra
Chapter 15: Library and Information Science Collaborations in the Philippines and Beyond (pages 171-194) by Ana Maria B. Fresnido, Joseph M. Yap
Chapter 16: Collaboration at an International Level: Germany (pages 195-203) by Hella Klauser
Chapter 17: Across the Seas: Collaboration between Australia and the Pacific Islands (pages 204-217) by Jayshree Mamtora, Peter Walton
Chapter 18: International Satellite Communications to Support and Supplement Web-Based Information Exchange: A Co-Operative Programme (pages 219-226) by A. Neelameghan
Chapter 19: Content in the Cloud: Towards a Green Information Service Model (pages 227-238) by Gobinda G. Chowdhury
Chapter 20: International Cooperation in Developing a Digital Library Software and South Asia Network (pages 239-255) by A. Neelameghan, K.S. Raghavan
Chapter 21: Digital Library in a Collaborative Context: Romania and Norway 2003-2012 (pages 257-272) by Angela Repanovici, Ane Landoy
Chapter 22: Curriculum Contents of Digital Library Education (DLE) in Europe (pages 273-296) by Nafiz Zaman Shuva, Ragnar Andreas Audunson
Chapter 23: Internationalization of LIS Education in India: ICT-Based Collaborative Approach (pages 297-306) by Swati Bhattacharyya
Chapter 24: Learning Mode of the Future: Open and Distance Education– Role of Libraries (pages 307-313) by M. P. Satija
Chapter 25: Internationalization of LIS (Library and Information Science) Education: The Bologna Process Approach (pages 314-320) by Anna Maria Tammaro
Chapter 26: Collaboration Scenario in the Indian LIS Papers of the 21st Century (pages 322-328) by Bimal Kanti Sen
Chapter 27: Anatomy of Social Science Research Literature: A Scientometric Evaluation of Global Productivity (pages 329-337) by K. C. Panda, Bipin Bihari Sethi
Afterword by A. Neelameghan
Sample PDFs are available for all chapters.
Further Details: http://www.igi-global.com/book/collaboration-international-comparative-librarianship/
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Dr. Anup Kumar Das
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067, India
W: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com
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Edited by Susmita Chakraborty (University of Calcutta, India) and Anup Kumar Das (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
ISBN13: 9781466643659,
EISBN13: 9781466643666
http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
Cite:
Chakraborty, S., & Das, A. K. (2014). Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship (pp. 1-406). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9
Description
With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the emphasis on the importance of international librarianship and its activity between governmental or non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups of nations has continued to grow. Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship highlights the importance of international librarianship in governmental and non-governmental institutions, organizations, and groups in order to promote, develop, and maintain librarianship and the library profession around the world. This publication is essential for graduate students, researchers, teachers, and LIS administrators in the field of library science.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Dan Dorner
Preface by Susmita Chakraborty, Anup Kumar Das
Chapter 1: Prof. S. B. Ghosh, alias Badal, as I Know Him (pages 1-8) by A. K. Dasgupta
Chapter 2: Introduction: Comparative and International Librarianship (pages 9-16) by Anup Kumar Das, Susmita Chakraborty
Chapter 3: Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation (pages 17-27) by Paul Sturges
Chapter 4: Globalization and Library and Information Science: Ethical Challenges (pages 28-36) by Ismail Abdullahi
Chapter 5: Philanthropy in Libraries (pages 37-50) by Achala Munigal, Susmita Chakraborty
Chapter 6: International Librarianship: One Librarian’s Experience in Reducing the Digital Divide (pages 51-62) by Alan Hopkinson
Chapter 7: The Role of the Special Libraries Association in Promoting Library Professionals on a Global Scale (pages 64-84) by Sheila L. Rosenthal
Chapter 8: Role of IFLA in Marketing Initiatives in Library and Information Services (pages 85-93) by Dinesh K. Gupta
Chapter 9: International Scholarship and the Role of American Research Libraries (pages 94-100) by Barbara I. Dewey
Chapter 10: International Cooperation in the Domains of Agricultural Research and Information (pages 102-110) by Deva Eswara Reddy
Chapter 11: Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development Knowledge Center: A TERI LIC Case Study (pages 111-124) by Reeta Sharma, Shantanu Ganguly
Chapter 12: Collaboration in Editorship: “Global Perspectives on School Libraries” (pages 126-136) by Luisa Marquardt, Dianne Oberg
Chapter 13: Building the Capacity of Librarians through Collaboration: The Experience of the University of Bergen and Makerere University Libraries with their New Partners in the North and South (pages 137-147) by Maria G. N. Musoke, Ane Landoy
Chapter 14: Innovation Network in IT Sector: A Study of Collaboration Patterns Among Selected Foreign IT Firms in India and China (pages 148-170) by Swapan Kumar Patra
Chapter 15: Library and Information Science Collaborations in the Philippines and Beyond (pages 171-194) by Ana Maria B. Fresnido, Joseph M. Yap
Chapter 16: Collaboration at an International Level: Germany (pages 195-203) by Hella Klauser
Chapter 17: Across the Seas: Collaboration between Australia and the Pacific Islands (pages 204-217) by Jayshree Mamtora, Peter Walton
Chapter 18: International Satellite Communications to Support and Supplement Web-Based Information Exchange: A Co-Operative Programme (pages 219-226) by A. Neelameghan
Chapter 19: Content in the Cloud: Towards a Green Information Service Model (pages 227-238) by Gobinda G. Chowdhury
Chapter 20: International Cooperation in Developing a Digital Library Software and South Asia Network (pages 239-255) by A. Neelameghan, K.S. Raghavan
Chapter 21: Digital Library in a Collaborative Context: Romania and Norway 2003-2012 (pages 257-272) by Angela Repanovici, Ane Landoy
Chapter 22: Curriculum Contents of Digital Library Education (DLE) in Europe (pages 273-296) by Nafiz Zaman Shuva, Ragnar Andreas Audunson
Chapter 23: Internationalization of LIS Education in India: ICT-Based Collaborative Approach (pages 297-306) by Swati Bhattacharyya
Chapter 24: Learning Mode of the Future: Open and Distance Education– Role of Libraries (pages 307-313) by M. P. Satija
Chapter 25: Internationalization of LIS (Library and Information Science) Education: The Bologna Process Approach (pages 314-320) by Anna Maria Tammaro
Chapter 26: Collaboration Scenario in the Indian LIS Papers of the 21st Century (pages 322-328) by Bimal Kanti Sen
Chapter 27: Anatomy of Social Science Research Literature: A Scientometric Evaluation of Global Productivity (pages 329-337) by K. C. Panda, Bipin Bihari Sethi
Afterword by A. Neelameghan
Sample PDFs are available for all chapters.
Further Details: http://www.igi-global.com/book/collaboration-international-comparative-librarianship/
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Dr. Anup Kumar Das
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067, India
W: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
[KMDG-L] ISKO UK afternoon event on April 1st reminder
Dear Colleagues,
Please don't forget to book for our meeting in London on Tuesday 1st April 2014 at 14.00, preceded by our AGM at 13.00. Titled, "Taming the news beast - Finding context and value in text and data", it will be especially useful for anyone interested in applications of KO to journalism and the press.
As content volumes and sources have exploded, for news producers and consumers alike it has become harder to extract context and value. The rise of digital publishing has cannibalized print revenues, and companies have to be more innovative in packaging their offerings for a competitive marketplace. Consumers too are faced with an unprecedented information overload and need ways to ensure they see only the services they truly value. As knowledge organizers, how do we address the challenges?
Two speakers from the BBC will start us off, showing how the development and adoption of ontologies has enabled a revolution in the processes behind news broadcasting. It will be interesting to compare this with the story from ABC News in the USA, where our generous sponsor LAC Group was brought in to revolutionise the production process. Cost-effective options for smaller players will be addressed too, in a talk about AnnoMarket, a pan-European research project to launch a cloud-based marketplace for text analytics. And finally we shall hear from the Press Association about semantic data management, tagging interfaces and triple store management.
As usual the afternoon will be FREE for ISKO UK members and full-time students, and just £40 for non-members. For more details please go to http://www.iskouk.org/events/news_beast_April_2014.htm and book your place.
Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested. Non-members are welcome also as observers at the AGM.
Hoping to see you there,
ISKO UK announcements
http://www.iskouk.org
https://twitter.com/ISKOUK
#ISKOUKNEWBE
Please don't forget to book for our meeting in London on Tuesday 1st April 2014 at 14.00, preceded by our AGM at 13.00. Titled, "Taming the news beast - Finding context and value in text and data", it will be especially useful for anyone interested in applications of KO to journalism and the press.
As content volumes and sources have exploded, for news producers and consumers alike it has become harder to extract context and value. The rise of digital publishing has cannibalized print revenues, and companies have to be more innovative in packaging their offerings for a competitive marketplace. Consumers too are faced with an unprecedented information overload and need ways to ensure they see only the services they truly value. As knowledge organizers, how do we address the challenges?
Two speakers from the BBC will start us off, showing how the development and adoption of ontologies has enabled a revolution in the processes behind news broadcasting. It will be interesting to compare this with the story from ABC News in the USA, where our generous sponsor LAC Group was brought in to revolutionise the production process. Cost-effective options for smaller players will be addressed too, in a talk about AnnoMarket, a pan-European research project to launch a cloud-based marketplace for text analytics. And finally we shall hear from the Press Association about semantic data management, tagging interfaces and triple store management.
As usual the afternoon will be FREE for ISKO UK members and full-time students, and just £40 for non-members. For more details please go to http://www.iskouk.org/events/news_beast_April_2014.htm and book your place.
Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested. Non-members are welcome also as observers at the AGM.
Hoping to see you there,
ISKO UK announcements
http://www.iskouk.org
https://twitter.com/ISKOUK
#ISKOUKNEWBE
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