Via LLRX – Terms, Tags, and Classification = It is helpful to classify documents or other content items to make them easier to find later. Searching the full text alone can retrieve inaccurate results or miss appropriate documents containing different words from the words entered into a search box. A document or content management system may include features for tagging, keywords, categories, indexing, etc. Taxonomist Heather Hedden identifies the difference between these elements to facilitate the implementation of more effective knowledge and content management.
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Daily Archives: June 2, 2019
Whither Law Student Information Literacy?
New on LLRX – Whither Law Student Information Literacy? – Dennis Kim-Prieto, J.D., M.S.L.I.S., M.F.A. presented this paper, and the associated PowerPoint slides, at the Learning Information Literacy Across the Globe Conference, held in Frankfurt em Main, May 10, 2019. Information Literacy has only recently been applied to instructional frameworks and benchmarking assessment for legal research… Continue Reading
Inc. – Meet the Most Inspiring Companies of 2018 If entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of an economy
Inc. – “If entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of an economy, consider Inc.’s ranking of 5,000 companies America’s circulatory system. Our annual report looks at these fast-growing innovators–and how they made our list. The fastest-growing companies in America are a force, notching collective revenue of more than $206.2 billion in 2017 and three-year revenue growth rates… Continue Reading
US Postal Service Releases Vibrant Ellsworth Kelly Stamp Collection
Hyperallergic – The stamps feature tiny reproductions of ten paintings by Kelly, one of America’s great 20th-century abstractionists. ” The US Postal Service is releasing a new collection of stamps honoring Ellsworth Kelly, one of America’s great 20th-century abstractionists, who died at age 92 in 2015. Kelly, who worked as a designer of camouflage patterns while… Continue Reading
Facebook reportedly thinks there’s no ‘expectation of privacy’ on social media
cnet – The social network wants to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. “Facebook on Wednesday [May 28, 2019]reportedly argued that it didn’t violate users’ privacy rights because there’s no expectation of privacy when using social media. “There is no invasion of privacy at all, because there is no privacy,” Facebook counsel… Continue Reading
Stanford Univ – ePADD – Open Source Downloadable Software for Archival Analysis
“ePADD is free and open source software developed by Stanford University’s Special Collections & University Archives that supports the appraisal, processing, preservation, discovery, and delivery of historical email archives. Visit the Discovery Module for Stanford University’s Special Collections & University Archives to see ePADD in action. ePADD has been awarded a National Leadership Grant for Libraries… Continue Reading
Before Netscape: The forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s
For those of us who had the opportunity to work with the web in the early 1990s, an exciting time for the development of search engines, this article via ars technica is not just a throw back. It is an important reminder of how exciting and impactful this new web was, and how greatly our… Continue Reading
Reviewing 35 AI Applications for Law
Emerj (via Joe Hodnicki) – AI in Law and Legal Practice – A Comprehensive View of 35 Current Applications. “Artificial intelligence (AI) companies continue to find ways of developing technology that will manage laborious tasks in different industries for better speed and accuracy. In the legal profession, AI has already found its way into supporting… Continue Reading
Impeachment 101: How could Congress remove President Trump from office?
LA Times – “A growing number of House Democrats are eager to start impeachment proceedings against President Trump as his White House rebuffs cooperation with multiple congressional investigations into his finances, his businesses and his administration. The dozens of impeachment supporters are still vastly outnumbered by Democrats who view the tactic as politically toxic and… Continue Reading
Blockchain explained
A Reuters visual guide – “A blockchain is a database that is shared across a network of computers. Once a record has been added to the chain it is very difficult to change. To ensure all the copies of the database are the same, the network makes constant checks. Blockchains have been used to underpin cyber-currencies… Continue Reading
