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Daily Archives: June 3, 2004
Publisher to Allow Open Source Access to Academic Papers
According to the Guardian Unlimited, global publisher Reed Elsevier will now permit academic authors whose work is to appear in subscription journals to additionally publish text versions on the Web. This decision would potentially allow free access to tens of thousands of articles that otherwise would require fee-based subscriptions. For reference, see this report (15… Continue Reading
Web Guides to Data Mining
New resources worth noting from Marcus P. Zillman: Information Detective and the timely Data Mining Resources. Continue Reading
Survey Charts Time Spent on Business Searching
“In its upcoming report on taxonomy and enterprise search issues, Delphi Research addresses the question of the time professionals spend in computer-based search, and how they feel about it. The results of a new survey of over 300 companies shows that a surprising number of people spend at least the equivalent of a full work… Continue Reading
Primer on RSS and Commentary on Its Limitations
The New York Time provides a useful guide to RSS and newsfeed applications, noting free and fee-based services, as well as limitations of the technology. This article is not a comprehensive review, so for more information check my previous topical postings. From the Online Journalism Reviews, RSS Feeds Can Build Web Traffic, but Fence Sitters… Continue Reading
Commentary on Data Mining and 9/11
From the WSJ online, Seven Clicks Away, by Newton N. Minow, is available here for one week, to those without a subscription. Mr. Minow, Chairman of the Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee (Tapac) to the Department of Defense, refers to the report on data mining and terrorism that his committee delivered to Congress this week.… Continue Reading
