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Looking to the future: Internet Librarian International 2018: A 20th birthday preview
Get PDFInternet Librarian International (ILI) will take place at Olympia, London on the 16th–17thOctober, with workshops on the 15th October. UKeiG members benefit from a 25% discount on the full conference fee
Academic research and its relevance to enterprise search success
Get PDFMartin White emphasises the relevance of academic research on the success of enterprise search projects. “Academic research may not provide definitive answers to very difficult issues but it can provide a vendor-independent framework for discussion and inspiration.” He emphasises valuable research that has significant implications for enterprise search success, introducing us to concepts like “information scent” along the way. If you have responsibility for search management in your organisation, Martin’s article is a must read.
Keywords: Research, Enterprise Search, Intranets, Information Retrieva
The future of Google is not about search
Get PDFKaren Blakeman laments the dumbing down of the search functionality of Google. Are its days as a research tool over? She identifies the “useless and irrelevant” pursuit of revenue generating mobile personalisation options as the culprit and rally cries that now is the time to consider alternative search tools.
Keywords: Information Retrieval, Search, Google, Search Engine
The 1980s and the British Library SIR Project
Get PDFTo celebrate UKeiG\u27s Tony Kent Strix Award and the man who inspired it, UKeiG is reproducing in this issue of eLucidate John Burchall’s essay from the original Tony Kent Strix Award booklet, republished every year as the roll call of luminaries it celebrates expands.
Keywords: Awards, Tony Kent Strix, Information Retrieval, Researc
Data, Information, Knowledge & Disruptive Technologies in an Age of Uncertainty: Reflections on the 2017 CILIP Conference
Get PDFClaire Carter, Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of Bedfordshire, reports back on last year’s eclectic and stimulating CILIP Conference.
Keywords: CILIP, Disruptive Technologies, Data, Knowledge Managmen
UKeiG Professional Development Update
Get PDF2017 was a busy and successful year for UKeiG’s CPD programme. Topics covered included:
Search Usability: Filters and Facets, Research Data Management for Information Professionals, Advanced Knowledge Management: Strategy & Digital Implementation, Better Social Media for LibrariesDigital Literacy in the Workplace, Open Access, Open Monographs, Open Data, Open Peer Review: Overview of a Disruptive Technology
Jisc’s Lis Parcell, in a presentation for UKeiG - “Flexing our digital muscle: beyond information literacy” - explored tools and resources to help assess digital capability in individuals, teams and organisations. “Library and information professionals have long been recognised for expertise in information literacy, but the need for more digitally capable organisations creates new avenues for staff to develop their roles and contribute to the digital strategy of the organisation.” Digital literacy is a complex and morphing concept, embracing core ICT proficiency alongside content creation and innovation, communication and collaboration, information retrieval, technology enhanced learning and digital professionalism
Vocabulary Management at the Department for Education
Get PDFUKeiG is committed to promoting the theory and practice of organising digital knowledge and information. ISKO UK, the UK Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organisation, is one of our partner organisations, overseeing the presentation of the prestigious Tony Kent Strix Award featured in this issue. ISKO brings together researchers and practitioners who develop and apply conceptual tools like semantic analysis and faceted classification. In previous issues we have emphasised that taxonomy and effective and systematically applied metadata continue to be key to breaking down information silos in organisations by enriching and structuring content, providing semantic context and integrating and linking disparate external and internal information resources. They underpin effective data management, information management and enterprise search. Helen Challinor contributes a fascinating case study of a project - Vocabulary management at the Department for Education - that takes us back to the essential basics of information retrieval, of nomenclature and thesauri. “This case study considers the use made of controlled vocabularies at the Department for Education. It outlines the principles of vocabulary management, before explaining the uses made of controlled vocabularies within the department. It includes explanations about why decisions were taken, how users were engaged and a forward look.”
Helen writes: “Most developers have no idea that there is a science underpinning the management of subject vocabularies, and why would they? Neither do end users, and why would they? Devising innovative ways of explaining the nuances of vocabulary construction to developers and end users has been challenging, enjoyable and a significant deliverable from the project.”
Keywords: Taxonomies, Vocabularies, Thesauri, Knowledge Management, Information Managemen
Internet Librarian International: The Think Tank for Information Professionals
Get PDFThe 2017 Internet Librarian International (ILI) conference was a huge success. Katherine Allen, Business Development Director, Information Today Europe, writes: “Information professionals wear many hats. They are leaders in tech, organisational influencers, expert marketers, change managers, internet super searchers, and much more.” One of the themes that stood out was the fundamental issue of information integrity, “fake news”, “disinformation’ and the significant implications for information and digital literacy. Social media nurtures a world of titillation and outrage. The critical appraisal of information resources is in our DNA, and we are moving into another era with profound ethical considerations. “The fake, the false…is an opportunity.
Discovery and Discoverability: New Ideas, Techniques and Products
Get PDFoai:jrnl_elucid:article/1Michael Upshall highlights some innovations and issues around search technologies, touching on serendipity, taxonomy, user engagement and relevance