Systems

A little over four years ago I wrote a post about the presidential primary results, suggesting that an important political

I came across the Ernest Hemingway phrase ‘gradually, then suddenly’ in an online discussion recently. Here is the context on

[I spoke at the Lita Top Technology Trends at Dallas. I had a trend in reserve – big data – but did

‘Knowledge organization’ seems a slightly quaint term now, but we don’t have a better in general use. Take the

Job adverts are interesting for a variety of reasons. They give a sense of skills and attributes in demand. They say something about how the hiring institution wants to present itself. And they can indicate trends.

There has been some nice reaction to the Worldcat Identities Network [https://www.oclc.org/research/news/2011-07-28.htm]. [https:

Popular music streaming service Spotify has just launched in the US. For some background see the Ars Technica story [https:

We are growing used to the idea that simply making things available on the web does not necessarily make them

Analysing influence has been a central part of academic life. We are very familiar with citation analysis. This is possible

Two things prompted this note …. First, there is an interesting report in the current issue of Nature on the ‘online

We are watching a handful of companies battle to support our work and learning lives, our communication, entertainment and social