Professional Reading--Taxonomies
Source: Free Pint "Taxonomies are What?"
In the new issue of Free Pint, Liz Edols provides an excellent introductory article (with several links to high quality reports and papers) about taxonomies. Having some knowledge about this subject can go along way these days. Although taxonomies, cataloging, controlled vocabularies, etc. are "hot topics", they are also essential topics. From the article, "As we all know, this is an age of information overload. In order to control the glut of information we need to filter, categorise and label it. Librarians have always understood this but others in the digital environment have only recently arrived at the same conclusion." So, if you're in need of a quick refresher or a gentle introduction this article will help.
Web Search--Sympatico-Lycos--Canada
Info Industry--Thomson Sympatico-Lycos, A Canadian Search Tool, Adds Multimedia Engine From SingingFish.Com
From the news release, "Singingfish uses a combination of a sophisticated, second-generation search architecture and an automated, rule-based classification system to retrieve and index the entire streaming media universe. Singingfish has by far the largest stream base of any multi-media search engine, containing data on more than 19 million streams. Version 1.5 of the Singingfish service includes new support for Apple's QuickTime(R),...and among other enhancements, it has the unique ability to group streams by bit rate, length of song, genre and category." On 9/25 SingingFish announced it will provide the search tool on Real Networks new RealOne player. SingingFish, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomson. Direct to Sympatico/Lycos (Once on the site, run your search and select the multimedia tab).
Info Industry--Gale Group September 11, 2001--Resources Complimentary Access to Three Gale Databases Through October 31
Gale is providing free access to the Student Resource Center and the History Resource Center. According to the Gale web site these databases have a large amount of material available to help understand the current crisis. The site has complete details along with some topics and search strategies. See Also: CQ (Complimentary Resources)
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