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Stephen E. Arnold: Enterprise Search Fails to Meet Legal Standards

Information Governance Standards Group Suggests Caution in Approaching eDiscovery The records management group ARMA International weighs in about search with an article in their Information Management magazine: “Enterprise Search vs E-Discovery Search: Same or Different?” The short answer, not surprisingly, is “different.” Writer Kamal Shah explains: “To date, most enterprises have used the same search …

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Patrick Meier: Forthcoming Possibilities in Humanitarian Technology Leveraging Big Data and Computing Research Institutes

Computing Research Institutes as an Innovation Pathway for Humanitarian Technology The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) is an initiative by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to improve humanitarian action. The Summit, which is to be held in 2016, stands to be one of the most important humanitarian conferences in a decade. One key pillar of WHS is humanitarian innovation. “Transformation …

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Michel Bauwens: Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art

Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art * Master’s Thesis: “The Art and Craft of the Machine”: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the democratization of art. Patokorpi, Lassi. 2014. University of Tampere. I discuss the machine’s two-sided role as, on the one hand, the destroyer of …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Google Being Sued for Search Malfeasance

Google Not Accurate in Search Results I read “Is Google Responsible for Delivering Accurate – And Truthful – Search Results?” The main idea of the write up is that at least one person perceives Google’s search results as “riddled with lies, deception, even criminal intent.” Google? My goodness. A locksmith is taking Google to court …

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EFF: Students Re-Launch Open Access Button App for Free Access to Paywall Research

Students Re-Launch Open Access Button App to Find Free Access to Scientific and Scholarly Research Millions of people use research everyday. From students, medical professionals, to curious hobbyists, we all benefit from being able to access, read, and cite reliable, tested information. But getting the research we need can be hard and costly when it’s …

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Mary Ellen Bates: Seriously Searching Social

Seriously Searching Social (Slideshare) EXTRACT   Stealth research DOs & DON’Ts @mebs 16 DOs Set privacy settings to “STUN” Manage clients’ expectations Anonymize any requests for help Remember, this ain’t Dialog @mebs 17 DON’Ts DON’T assume the 80:20 rule DON’T leave footprints DON’T name names when asking for help @mebs 18 Social search strategies @mebs …

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