Day archives: August 16th, 2015

New on LLRX – Alan Rothman Reports on Demo of IBM’s Watson Technology

Via LLRX.com – Watson, is That You? Yes, and I’ve Just Demo-ed My Analytics Skills at IBM’s New York Office – Alan Rothman attended a demo of IBM’s Watson Technology, and the shares insights about the core components of this high profile new analytical tool. The technology holds potential value for multiple sectors and cross …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

New on LLRX – Finding People Resources and Sites on the Internet

Via LLRX.com – Finding People Resources and Sites on the Internet – People centric resources and sites on the Internet allow you to find individuals based on a range of objectives: personal (family, medical, genealogy); business (legal, corporate, financial); academic; government and career. Web search guru Marcus P. Zillman’s new guide highlights selected sources to …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Search Engines, Social Media

NYC Expands Access to Public Contracts and Hearings

News release: “Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [August 10, 2015] a powerful new tool to increase government transparency with the launch of an expanded City Record Online (CROL). CROL is now a fully searchable database for all the notices contained in the City Record newspaper – including schedules for public hearings, land-sales and contract awards …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Paper – Is Biblioleaks Inevitable?

Dunn AG, Coiera E, Mandl KD. Is Biblioleaks Inevitable? J Med Internet Res 2014;16(4):e112 “In 2014, the vast majority of published biomedical research is still hidden behind paywalls rather than open access. For more than a decade, similar restrictions over other digitally available content have engendered illegal activity. Music file sharing became rampant in the …

Subjects: Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Freedom of Information, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

McKinsey insights on change management

The phrase “change management” has been widely referenced across the private and public sectors for decades.  Librarians have embraced and executed objectives based upon change management concepts in no small measure due to the inherent agility, adaptability and futures thinking of the professional. From the nacent World Wide Web to the current multi-faceted scope of …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries, Marketing, Social Media