Edanz Journal Selector is a prototype journal search system built using Solr, Nutch, and Hadoop on Amazon Web Services. It indexes over 26,000 journal records from PubMed and journal tables of contents from over 1,600 publishers to provide a searchable index of academic journals. Data is obtained from various sources including PubMed, Springer, and journal TOCs and processed using Hadoop and indexed in Solr for search functionality powered by a Drupal front-end.
Open Science and Research Impact: New Roles and Opportunities for Academic L...Elena Yaroshenko
Presented on Open Science MeetUp that was organized by Israel Innovation Authority - ISERD on February, 12 2018.
The purpose of the event was to gather all Israeli entities in which promote Open Science. To learn together about the IsraeI Open Science Policy and the various initiatives that are working to achieve it.
The JISC funded Rapid Innovation project JournalTOCs held a workshop at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh of Friday 20th November 2009. Nick Sheppard from Leeds Metropolitan University gives a presentation introducing the Bibliosight Project, another JISC funded Rapid Innovation Project.
Scopus:Workshops on Scopus for Literature Searching and Research Impactmotqin
This document provides an overview and summary of Scopus content and features. It discusses Scopus coverage including over 70 million records from various sources. It describes the selection process and criteria for journals. It also summarizes journal-level metrics like CiteScore, SNIP, and SJR as well as article-level metrics. The document gives tips for researchers on how to use Scopus for tasks like evaluating journals, finding collaborators, and increasing visibility.
This document provides an overview of SciVal Spotlight, a tool built from Scopus data that analyzes institutional research profiles. It measures research activity, authors, collections and interdisciplinary work. SciVal Spotlight identifies research strengths at high and low competency levels, along with distinctive and emerging competencies. The document then analyzes the research profile of Binghamton University as an example, identifying its top research areas, authors, institutions and peer institutions.
Google Scholar Citations allows researchers to track citations to their publications. It provides metrics like citations over time and who is citing an author's work. Setting up a profile is quick and easy - researchers can login with their Google account, add their publications, and make their profile public. Profile and citation records are automatically updated as Google Scholar indexes new information. The tool helps authors explore citations, follow new citations, and set alerts to new references to their work.
This document provides an overview of a library skills training session for computer science honours students. It introduces several databases for searching articles, including Google Scholar, ACM Digital Library, Ebsco Host's Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, and Web of Science. It also discusses how to access theses and materials not available through UCT Libraries using interlibrary loans. The training covers navigating the UCT Libraries website and using the referencing tool RefWorks.
Scopus : the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literatureSumit Kumar Gupta
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyse and visualise research.
As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, you can make sure that critical research from around the world is not missed when you choose Scopus.
About the database and journal authenticity by dr.ved nath jhaDr. Ved Nath Jha
This document discusses several databases and indexes that are used to evaluate the quality and authenticity of academic journals. Some of the databases mentioned are Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, Elsevier's Scopus, the Directory of Open Access Journals, Elsevier's Ei Compendex, ProQuest's Ulrichsweb, and Google Scholar. These databases provide citation indexing and metadata that allow users to search publications and evaluate the impact and reputation of journals.
CS Honors Library Training - February 2017pvhead123
This library skills training session covered several databases for computer science research, including Google Scholar, ACM Digital Library, Ebsco Host's Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, and Web of Science. It also discussed accessing articles not available at UCT through interlibrary loans, finding theses, and using the reference manager RefWorks. The trainer encouraged attendees to contact them with any other questions and provided additional resources on the library website.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on using the bibliographic software Endnote. The workshop objectives are to teach participants how to create an Endnote library, perform online searches and import citations, cite sources while writing, and share libraries. It describes the key functions of Endnote, including building a bibliographic database, formatting citations, and storing and finding full text articles.
The document describes the NAILS Project, which provides a tool called NAILS for performing bibliometric network analysis and social network analysis on literature. NAILS analyzes publications from Web of Science to identify the most cited authors, publications, and keywords. It also extracts citation networks and performs topic modeling. The document includes a case study analyzing literature on "augmented reality education" to demonstrate NAILS and provides examples of its output, including CSV files, graphs, and topic modeling results.
Crossref provides metadata for publishers that includes titles, author names, ISSNs/ISBNs, abstracts, references, funding information, license information, full-text URIs, updates/corrections, ORCID IDs, and peer review reports. People use Crossref metadata for search/discovery, funding tracking, author profiling tools, and collaborative writing tools. National libraries also use it for tracking open access publishing costs and analyzing publisher statistics. Crossref metadata helps make research more findable, citable, linked, assessable, and reusable.
Have a look at these slides if you want an introduction or a review of how to search a library database, catalog and website. Welcome to graduate school!
This document provides instructions for exporting references from Google Scholar to RefWorks. It explains that Google Scholar needs to be synced with RefWorks by selecting RefWorks as the citation manager in Google Scholar settings. There are then two ways to export citations to RefWorks directly from Google Scholar search results or by accessing the full text through a university library link while logged into the university system. Contact information is provided for getting further help from a librarian.
CoESRA: Platform for collaborative researchTERN Australia
Collaborative Environment for Ecosystem Science Analysis and Synthesis (CoESRA) is a cloud-based platform that aims to promote reproducible science. It provides a virtual desktop environment accessible through a web browser that contains tools like Kepler for building scientific workflows. CoESRA allows users to create reusable computational experiments and ensure their reproducibility over time on the same infrastructure. As a demonstration, a workflow is shown for assessing the risk level of Mountain Ash forests in Australia according to IUCN Red List of Ecosystem criteria.
Title: Promoting scholarly publishing through libraries
Author: Jukka Englund
Affiliation: Terkko - National Library of Health Sciences, Helsinki, Finland
Links:
National Library of Health Sciences - Terkko (Finland)
http://www.terkko.helsinki.fi/english/
EAHIL 2008 Scientific programme
https://wiki.helsinki.fi/display/EAHILScientificProgramme/Home
The document discusses how to search for and access resources on project management from the KU Libraries. It outlines (1) using databases on the libraries' homepage to find articles, (2) requesting full-text articles when only abstracts are available, (3) using Google Scholar and the online catalog to find books and have them delivered to the Edwards Campus library. The document walks through examples of searching the General Business Sources and ABI/INFORM databases for project management articles, and using the catalog to request a book.
Search in 2020: Presented by Will Hayes, LucidworksLucidworks
Will Hayes, CEO of Lucidworks, gave a keynote speech to over 550 attendees from 200+ organizations and 25 countries. Hayes discussed how search has evolved to change the way people date, walk, and talk, and how the future of search will involve more natural language interactions between humans and computers. By 2020, most of the world's adults will have smartphones and there will be 44 zetabytes of stored data, equivalent to over 5 terabytes of data per person.
From What? To Discovery Enablement: Presented by Gabe Arnett, Moody's AnalyticsLucidworks
Gabe Arnett presented on Moody's transition from using Endeca as its primary search and data store to using Lucidworks Fusion. Some key problems with Endeca included poor data modeling, duplication, lack of joins, slow partial indexing, and being architecturally outdated. Lucidworks Fusion has allowed Moody's to index data in real-time from MongoDB and other sources, improve search performance and scale to support hundreds of thousands of daily searches, and more easily manage configuration and development.
Scaling SolrCloud to a Large Number of Collections: Presented by Shalin Shekh...Lucidworks
This document discusses scaling SolrCloud to support a large number of collections. It identifies four main problems in scaling: 1) large cluster state size, 2) overseer performance issues with thousands of collections, 3) difficulty moving data between collections, and 4) limitations in exporting full result sets. The document outlines solutions implemented to each problem, including splitting the cluster state, optimizing the overseer, improving data management between collections, and enabling distributed deep paging to export full result sets. Testing showed the ability to support 30 hosts, 120 nodes, 1000 collections, over 6 billion documents, and sustained performance targets.
Downtown SF Lucene/Solr Meetup: Developing Scalable Search for User Generated...Lucidworks
This document summarizes Sony's development of a scalable search system using Apache Solr for user-generated content on the PlayStation platform. PlayStation users can easily share media like broadcasts, screenshots, and videos to third-party networks. Sony built a SolrCloud-based system to provide a central place to search for this content across millions of users. The system uses three Solr clusters to handle different media types and supports over 20 languages. It processes over 1 billion search requests per day with low latency.
Anatomy of Relevance - From Data to Action: Presented by Saïd Radhouani, Yell...Lucidworks
This document discusses relevance and how Yellow Pages leverages data to improve relevance. It outlines the importance of relevance for businesses and consumers in local search. The author then describes Yellow Pages and his role in content, search, and relevance. Next, it details the building blocks of relevance including user data, content, knowledge, search, and presentation. It emphasizes measuring relevance through key performance indicators and using data to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement through action. The goal is to use an evidence-based approach to optimize the user experience and satisfaction.
Thoth: Real-time Solr Monitoring & Analysis at TruliaLucidworks
Downtown SF Lucene/Solr Meetup - September 17. "Thoth: Real-time Solr Monitoring & Analysis at Trulia", presented by Damiano Braga and Praneet Mhatre, Trulia.
Semantic & Multilingual Strategies in Lucene/Solr: Presented by Trey Grainger...Lucidworks
This document outlines Trey Grainger's presentation on semantic and multilingual strategies in Lucene/Solr. It discusses text analysis, language-specific analysis chains, multilingual search strategies like having separate fields or indexes per language or putting all languages in one field. It also covers automatic language identification, semantic search, and concludes with a discussion of one field to handle all languages.
Evolving Search Relevancy: Presented by James Strassburg, Direct SupplyLucidworks
The document discusses using genetic algorithms to optimize search engine relevancy by evolving search parameters. It describes encoding search parameters as candidate solutions, defining a fitness function to evaluate solutions based on metrics like NDCG, and using genetic operators like crossover and mutation to generate new parameter sets and optimize relevancy over time.
Parallel Computing with SolrCloud: Presented by Joel Bernstein, AlfrescoLucidworks
This document summarizes Joel Bernstein's presentation on parallel SQL in Solr 6.0. The key points are:
1. SQL provides an optimizer to choose the best query plan for complex queries in Solr, avoiding the need for users to determine optimal faceting APIs or parameters.
2. SQL queries in Solr 6.0 can perform distributed joins, aggregations, sorting, and filtering using Solr search predicates. Aggregations can be performed using either map-reduce or facets.
3. Under the hood, SQL queries are compiled to TupleStreams which are serialized to Streaming Expressions and executed in parallel across worker collections using Solr's streaming API framework.
Faceting with Lucene Block Join Query: Presented by Oleg Savrasov, Grid DynamicsLucidworks
This document discusses the need for a specialized faceting component for Block Join queries in Lucene. It proposes a BlockJoinFacetComponent to calculate facet counts for parent documents from child documents when performing a Block Join query. This component would allow faceting over document slices to correctly aggregate facet counts for parent documents rather than individual child documents. An example usage demonstrates counting product facets rather than individual SKU facets when performing a Block Join query to find a product by color.
Approaching Join Index: Presented by Mikhail Khludnev, Grid DynamicsLucidworks
This document discusses different approaches for performing joins in Lucene/Solr, including query-time and index-time joins. It describes JoinUtil and BlockJoin for performing query-time and index-time joins respectively. Benchmark results show BlockJoin has faster search performance than JoinUtil, though it has slower reindexing. The document proposes ideas for improving join performance such as incremental index updates and eliminating term enumeration during queries.
Tuning Solr for Logs: Presented by Radu Gheorghe, SematextLucidworks
This document discusses tuning Solr for log search and analysis. The author describes optimizing a baseline Solr configuration through techniques like time-based field collections, document value fields, commit settings and hardware choices. Significant performance gains were found, such as a 31x increase over baseline by using time-based collections with a 10 minute window. The author also recommends using specialized log processing tools like Apache Flume to parallelize and distribute indexing load for further throughput improvements.
Efficient Scalable Search in a Multi-Tenant Environment: Presented by Harry H...Lucidworks
This document discusses efficient scalable search in a multi-tenant environment. It describes Bloomberg Vault, which hosts large volumes of enterprise communications and documents for compliance. The system uses a distributed architecture with shards that are loaded on demand to serve search queries. Security is ensured by dynamically generating field values that encapsulate access permissions for each user's view of a document.
Galene - LinkedIn's Search Architecture: Presented by Diego Buthay & Sriram S...Lucidworks
LinkedIn's search architecture called Galene uses Lucene to index hundreds of millions of profiles. Galene improves search quality and scalability through techniques like offline indexing for complex features, live updates at fine granularity, static ranking to prioritize more popular profiles, and early termination to quickly return top results. The architecture includes base, live, and snapshot indexes to support these techniques.
Never Stop Exploring - Pushing the Limits of Solr: Presented by Anirudha Jadh...Lucidworks
This document discusses optimizing Solr for near real-time indexing of large datasets. The author describes benchmarking different indexing configurations, finding that batching documents by time, size or number provides much higher indexing throughput than single documents. The author proposes a PID controller to dynamically adjust batching parameters based on indexing performance. Future work includes refining the PID controller, integrating it with benchmarking tools, and using it for hardware sizing.
Airbnb Search Architecture: Presented by Maxim Charkov, AirbnbLucidworks
The document describes Airbnb's search architecture. It discusses how Airbnb indexes over 800,000 listings across 190 countries using Lucene and maintains the index in real-time. It also covers the various components involved in ranking search results, including over 150 ranking signals, loading ranking models, and performing second pass ranking on results.
Visualize Solr Data with Banana: Presented by Andrew Thanalertvisuti, LucidworksLucidworks
Banana is a fork of Kibana that works with Apache Solr data. It uses Kibana's dashboard capabilities and ports key panels to work with Solr, providing additional capabilities like new D3.js panels. Banana aims to create rich and flexible UIs, enable rapid application development, and leverage Solr's power. To build a custom panel in Banana, you need an editor HTML file for settings, a module HTML file for display, and a module JS file containing panel logic.
This document discusses library mashups, which combine data from multiple online sources into a single tool. It defines mashups and related terms like APIs and web services. Several potential benefits of mashups for libraries are provided, such as creating and sharing content more efficiently. The document also outlines considerations for using mashups, like dependencies on external data sources. Finally, it profiles various mashup tools and provides examples of library mashups, such as integrating ebook searches into library catalogs and visualizing library statistics.
This document discusses library mashups, which combine data from multiple online sources into a single tool. It defines mashups and related terms like APIs and web services. Several mashup tools are described, including Yahoo Pipes, IFTTT, and Fusion Tables. Examples of library mashups are provided, such as integrating ebook searches into catalogs, creating timelines of digital collections, and mashing together multiple library data feeds. Overall benefits of mashups include creating and sharing content more efficiently, providing better services to patrons, and promoting the library.
OpenAIRE Content Providers Community Call, July 1st, 2020
This call was focused on Data Repositories namely the OpenAIRE Research Graph and Data Repositories, the OpenAIRE Content Acquisition Policy, and the Guidelines for Data Archive Managers.
Was also an opportunity to share the most recent updates and novelties in the OpenAIRE Content Provider Dashboard, and to get feedback from community.
Follow the Community activities at https://www.openaire.eu/provide-community-calls
Institutional Repository (IR) and Open Access in Academic LibrariesHong (Jenny) Jing
This document discusses institutional repositories (IRs) and open access in academic libraries. It provides an overview of IR trends, including a move toward collaboration between libraries through consortia to share costs and expertise. The document also describes common IR systems and functions, such as collecting and curating digital scholarly output. Workflow processes for IRs are discussed, as well as metrics for evaluating an IR's success. Best practices from libraries like COPPUL that have developed shared IR tools are also acknowledged.
Linked APIs for Life Sciences Tutorial at SWAT4LS 3011sspeiser
This document discusses the motivation for Linked APIs, which aim to combine Linked Data and REST APIs to create a single Web for both humans and machines. It notes that while many life science datasets are available as Linked Data, not all data sources can be fully materialized as datasets due to constantly changing or calculated data. REST APIs were created to address this, but they do not work well for machines. Linked APIs seek to address this by applying the principles of Linked Data to REST APIs so that APIs can be described and accessed using standard Web technologies in a way that is machine-readable and enables automated workflows.
Edanz journal selector case study a prototype based on solr nutch hadooplucenerevolution
The document describes a prototype called Journal Selector that was built using Solr, Nutch, and Hadoop. It indexes over 21,000 journals and provides recommendations to researchers on where to publish their articles based on article topics and keywords. The prototype crawls public metadata from partners like Springer and indexes the data in Solr to enable fast search and recommendations.
If You Have The Content, Then Apache Has The Technology!gagravarr
This document provides a summary of 46 Apache content-related projects and 8 content-related incubating projects. It discusses projects for transforming and reading content like Apache PDFBox, POI, and Tika. Projects for text and language analysis like UIMA, OpenNLP, and Mahout. Projects that work with structured data and linked data like Any23, Stanbol, and Jena. Projects for data management and processing on Hadoop like MRQL, DataFu, and Falcon. Projects for serving content like HTTPD Server, TrafficServer, and Tomcat. Projects that focus on generating content like OpenOffice, Forrest, and Abdera. And projects for working with hosted content like Chemistry and ManifoldCF. The document
Drupal Feeds is a module that allows users to import or aggregate external data like RSS feeds into Drupal as nodes, users, taxonomy terms, or simple database records. It works by fetching the external data through sources like HTTP, files, or SOAP, parsing it using formats like CSV, XML, or JSON, and then processing it into the different Drupal entity types or as custom records. Common use cases include importing RSS feeds, migrating data into Drupal from other systems, and building REST interfaces.
Presentation of the CORE APIv3 which provides seamless programmable access to the metadata and content from across the global repositories network delivered at Open Repositories 2022.
Elsevier is the world's largest publisher of scientific, medical and technical (STM) content. An early adopter of XML as a standard representation for content, Elsevier has used MarkLogic in the development of a range of information access and discovery solutions for its customers. This presentation will cover Elsevier's experience with XML-centric content management systems in general and MarkLogic's technology in specific, describing Elsevier's initial adoption and uptake of the technology, current use within the Elsevier suite of online products and solutions, and opportunities for future use. Design patterns for content repositories within a publishing context that have emerged during our use of the technology will be described, and we will touch on a number of issues that have emerged, including XQuery and its adoption within the developer community, the challenges facing XML from new representations for documents and metadata such as JSON and RDF, and the delivery of search applications based on XML infrastructure.
LibreTexts is a community platform for open educational resources (OER) that aims to provide a comprehensive and curated digital library of free educational content. It has over 80 million annual pageviews and continues growing each year. The platform allows for collaborative and distributed development of OER through features like customizable course shells and a content remixing tool. Its goal is to eliminate costs for students and faculty while improving learning through data-driven improvements to open resources.
This presentation was given by Laura Randall of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) during JATS-Con 2022. The event was held virtually from May 3-4, 2022.
Discovery Systems: Connecting the 21st Century Academic User to ContentAthena Hoeppner
Discovery systems couple a central index of metadata and content with a feature-rich discovery layer to help users find information. UCF's discovery service indexes over 690 million records from various sources and links users to full text over 80% of the time. Studies found it included relevant high-quality content for nursing and science papers. Embedding discovery into learning management systems reduces cognitive load for online students and simplifies accessing full text from courses. Discovery services also expose open access outputs by including them prominently.
Harnessing Free Content with Web Service APIsALATechSource
This document provides an overview of APIs and their use for libraries. It discusses how APIs allow different systems and services to communicate with each other on the web. The document outlines several real-world examples of how libraries can use APIs, including to retrieve tweets, videos, photos and reviews to enhance their catalogs and services. It also lists many specific APIs that libraries could potentially utilize and provides resources for API development.
Resource DISCOvery Services: Beyond the Blurb. Opening Keynote by Athena Hoep...Athena Hoeppner
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Opening keynote for Resource DISCOvery Services conference hosted by University of Bath. Provides an overview of web scale discovery systems and illustrates common approaches to the central index and discovery layer.
Athena Hoeppner. “Beyond the Blurb.” Resource Discovery Conference, Bath, UK, 2 September 2013. Opening Keynote.
This document discusses data munging and analysis for scientific applications using Apache Big Data tools. It evaluates tools like Apache Hadoop, YARN, and Spark, and explores using the Airavata science gateway platform to enable collection of resources and application-centric workflows. As a use case, it presents a text analysis project called TextRWeb that uses parallel R on the web for large-scale text mining and analytics. The goals are to support interactive and iterative text analysis while hiding computational complexity. It explores integrating TextRWeb with Spark and Airavata for high-performance computing jobs and developing Apache Thrift interfaces.
Linked Data allows evolving the web into a global data space by publishing structured data on the web using RDF and by linking data items across different data sources. It follows the Linked Data principles of using URIs to identify things and HTTP URIs to look up those names, providing useful RDF information when URIs are dereferenced, and including RDF links to discover related data. The amount of published Linked Data on the web has grown enormously since 2007. Large data sources like DBpedia extract structured data from Wikipedia and act as hubs by interlinking different data sets, enabling new applications and search over integrated data.
Pushing Chemical Biology Through the PipesRajarshi Guha
This document discusses the BioAssay Research Database (BARD) API, which was developed to make bioassay data from the NIH Molecular Libraries Program more accessible. The BARD API uses a RESTful design to provide access to data through resources like assays, compounds, and experiments. It also has an extensibility framework that allows new functionality to be added through plugins written in Java. The document outlines how users can search, access, and extend the BARD API resources.
Similar to Edanz Journal Selector, A Prototype based on Solr/Nutch/Hadoop: Presented by Liang Shen, European Bioinformatics Institute (20)
Search is the Tip of the Spear for Your B2B eCommerce StrategyLucidworks
With ecommerce experiencing explosive growth, it seems intuitive that the B2B segment of that ecosystem is mirroring the same trajectory. That said, B2B has very different needs when it comes to transacting with the same style of experiences that we see in B2C. For instance, B2B ecommerce is about precision findability, whereas B2C customers can convert at higher rates when they’re just browsing online. In order for the B2B buying experience to be successful, search needs to be tuned to meet the unique needs of the segment.
In this webinar with Forrester senior analyst Joe Cicman, you’ll learn:
-Which verticals in B2B will drive the most growth, and how machine-learning powered personalization tactics can be deployed to support those specific verticals
-Why an omnichannel selling approach must be deployed in order to see success in B2B
-How deploying content search capabilities will support a longer sales cycle at scale
-What the next steps are to support a robust B2B commerce strategy supported by new technology
Speakers
Joe Cicman, Senior Analyst, Forrester
Jenny Gomez, VP of Marketing, Lucidworks
Customer loyalty starts with quickly responding to your customer’s needs. When it comes to resolving open support cases, time is of the essence. Time spent searching for answers adds up and creates inefficiencies in resolving cases at scale. Relevant answers need to be a few clicks away and easily accessible for agents directly from their service console.
We will explore how Lucidworks’ Agent Insights application automatically connects agents with the correct answers and resources. You’ll learn how to:
-Configure a proactive widget in an agent’s case view page to access resources across third-party systems (such as Sharepoint, Confluence, JIRA, Zendesk, and ServiceNow).
-Easily set up query pipelines to autonomously route assets and resources that are relevant to the case-at-hand—directly to the right agent.
-Identify subject matter experts within your support data and access tribal knowledge with lightning-fast speed.
How Crate & Barrel Connects Shoppers with Relevant ProductsLucidworks
Lunch and Learn during Retail TouchPoints #RIC21 virtual event.
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Crate & Barrel’s previous search solution couldn’t provide its shoppers with an online search and browse experience consistent with the customer-centric Crate & Barrel brand. Meanwhile, Crate & Barrel merchandisers spent the bulk of their time manually creating and maintaining search rules. The search experience impacted customer retention, loyalty, and revenue growth.
Join this lunch & learn for an interactive chat on how Crate & Barrel partnered with Lucidworks to:
-Improve search and browse by modernizing the technology stack with ML-based personalization and merchandising solutions
-Enhance the experience for both shoppers and merchandisers
-Explore signals to transform the omnichannel shopping experience
Questions? Visit https://lucidworks.com/contact/
Learn how to guide customers to relevant products using eCommerce search, hyper-personalisation, and recommendations in our ‘Best-In-Class Retail Product Discovery’ webinar.
Nowadays, shoppers want their online experience to be engaging, inspirational and fulfilling. They want to find what they’re looking for quickly and easily. If the sought after item isn’t available, they want the next best product or content surfaced to them. They want a website to understand their goals as though they were talking to a sales assistant in person, in-store.
In this webinar, we explore IMRG industry data insights and a best-in-class example of retail product discovery. You’ll learn:
- How AI can drive increased revenue through hyper-personalised experiences
- How user intent can be easily understood and results displayed immediately
- How merchandisers can be empowered to curate results and product placement – all without having to rely on IT.
Presented by:
Dave Hawkins, Principal Sales Engineer - Lucidworks
Matthew Walsh, Director of Data & Retail - IMRG
Connected Experiences Are Personalized ExperiencesLucidworks
Many companies claim personalization and omnichannel capabilities are top priorities. Few are able to deliver on those experiences.
For a recent Lucidworks-commissioned study, Forrester Consulting surveyed 350+ global business decision-makers to see what gets in the way of achieving these goals. They discovered that inefficient technology, lack of behavioral insights, and failure to tie initiatives to enterprise-wide goals are some of the most frequent blockers to personalization success.
Join guest speaker, Forrester VP and Principal Analyst, Brendan Witcher, and Lucidworks CEO, Will Hayes, to hear the results of the Forrester Consulting study, how to avoid “digital blindness,” and how to apply VoC data in real-time to delight customers with personalized experiences connected across every touchpoint.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Why companies who utilize real-time customer signals report more effective personalization
- How to connect employees and customers in a shared experience through search and browse
- How Lucidworks clients Lenovo, Morgan Stanley and Red Hat fast-tracked improvements in conversion, engagement and customer satisfaction
Featuring
- Will Hayes, CEO, Lucidworks
- Brendan Witcher, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester
Intelligent Insight Driven Policing with MC+A, Toronto Police Service and Luc...Lucidworks
Intelligent Policing. Leveraging Data to more effectively Serve Communities.
Policing in the next decade is anticipated to be very different from historical methods. More data driven, more focused on the intricacies of communities they serve and more open and collaborative to make informed recommendations a reality. Whether its social populations, NIBRS or organization improvement that’s the driver, the IT requirement is largely the same. Provide 360 access to large volumes of siloed data to gain a full 360 understanding of existing connections and patterns for improved insight and recommendation.
Join us for a round table discussion of how the Toronto Police Service is better serving their community through deploying a unified intelligent data platform.
Data innovation improves officers' engagement with existing data and streamlines investigation workflows by enhancing collaboration. This improved visibility into existing police data allows for a more intelligent and responsive police force.
In this webinar, we'll cover:
-The technology needs of an intelligent police force.
-How a Global Search improves an officer's interaction with existing data.
Featuring:
-Simon Taylor, VP, Worldwide Channels & Alliances, Lucidworks
-Michael Cizmar, Managing Director, MC+A
-Ian Williams, Manager of Analytics & Innovation, Toronto Police Service
[Webinar] Intelligent Policing. Leveraging Data to more effectively Serve Com...Lucidworks
Policing in the next decade is anticipated to be very different from historical methods. More data driven, more focused on the intricacies of communities they serve and more open and collaborative to make informed recommendations a reality. Whether its social populations, NIBRS or organization improvement that’s the driver, the IT requirement is largely the same. Provide 360 access to large volumes of siloed data to gain a full 360 understanding of existing connections and patterns for improved insight and recommendation.
Join us for a round table discussion of how the Toronto Police Service is better serving their community through deploying a unified intelligent data platform.
Data innovation improves officers' engagement with existing data and streamlines investigation workflows by enhancing collaboration. This improved visibility into existing police data allows for a more intelligent and responsive police force.
In this webinar, we'll cover:
The technology needs of an intelligent police force.
How a Global Search improves an officer's interaction with existing data.
Featuring
-Simon Taylor, VP, Worldwide Channels & Alliances, Lucidworks
-Michael Cizmar, Managing Director, MC+A
-Ian Williams, Manager of Analytics & Innovation, Toronto Police Service
Preparing for Peak in Ecommerce | eTail Asia 2020Lucidworks
This document provides a framework for prioritizing onsite search problems and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure for e-commerce search optimization. It recommends prioritizing fixing searches that yield no results, improving relevance of results, and reducing false positives. The most essential KPIs to measure include query latency, throughput, result relevance through click-through rates and NDCG scores. The document also provides tips for self-benchmarking search performance and examples of search performance benchmarks across nine e-commerce sites from various industries.
Accelerate The Path To Purchase With Product Discovery at Retail Innovation C...Lucidworks
Wish your conversion rates were higher? Can’t figure out how to efficiently and effectively serve all the visitors on your site? Embarrassed by the quality of your product discovery experience? The bar is high and the influx of online shopping over recent months has reminded us that the opportunities are real. We’re all deep in holiday prep, but let’s take a few minutes to think about January 2021 and beyond. How can we position ourselves for success with our customers and against our competition?
Grab your lunch and let’s dive into three strategies that need to be part of your 2021 roadmap. You don’t need an army to get there. But you do need to take action and capitalize on the shoppers abandoning the product discovery journey on your site.
In this session, attendees will find out how to:
-Take control of merchandising at scale;
-Implement hands-free search relevancy; and
-Address personalization challenges.
AI-Powered Linguistics and Search with Fusion and RosetteLucidworks
For a personalized search experience, search curation requires robust text interpretation, data enrichment, relevancy tuning and recommendations. In order to achieve this, language and entity identification are crucial.
For teams working on search applications, advanced language packages allow them to achieve greater recall without sacrificing precision.
Join us for a guided tour of our new Advanced Linguistics packages, available in Fusion, thanks to the technology partnership between Lucidworks and Basistech.
We’ll explore the application of language identification and entity extraction in the context of search, along with practical examples of personalizing search and enhancing entity extraction.
In this webinar, we’ll cover:
-How Fusion uses the Rosette Basic Linguistics and Entity Extraction packages
-Tips for improving language identification and treatment as well as data enrichment for personalization
-Speech2 demo modeling Active Recommendation
-Use Rosette’s packages with Fusion Pipelines to build custom entities for specific domain use cases
Featuring:
-Radu Miclaus, Director of Product, AI and Cloud, Lucidworks, Lucidworks
-Robert Lucarini, Senior Software Engineer, Lucidworks
-Nick Belanger, Solutions Engineer, Basis Technology
The Service Industry After COVID-19: The Soul of Service in a Virtual MomentLucidworks
Before COVID-19, almost 80% of the US workforce worked service in jobs that involve in-person interaction with strangers. Now, leaders of service organizations must reshape their offerings during the pandemic and prepare for whatever the new normal turns out to be. Our three panelists will share ideas for adapting their service businesses, now that closer-than-six-feet isn’t an option.
Join Lucidworks as we talk shop with 3 service business leaders, covering:
-Common impacts of the pandemic on service businesses (and what to do about them),
-How service teams can maintain a human touch across virtual channels, and
-Plans for the future, before and after the pandemic subsides.
Featuring
-Sara Nathan, President & CEO, AMIGOS
-Anthony Carruesco, Founder, AC Fly Fishing
-sara bradley, chef and proprietor, freight house
-Justin Sears, VP Product Marketing, Lucidworks
Webinar: Smart answers for employee and customer support after covid 19 - EuropeLucidworks
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to support far more customers and employees through digital channels than ever before. Many are turning to chatbots to help meet increasing demand, but traditional rules-based approaches can’t keep up. Our new Smart Answers add-on to Lucidworks Fusion makes existing chatbots and virtual assistants more intelligent and more valuable to the people you serve.
Smart Answers for Employee and Customer Support After COVID-19Lucidworks
Watch our on-demand webinar showcasing Smart Answers on Lucidworks Fusion. This technology makes existing chatbots and virtual assistants more intelligent and more valuable to the people you serve.
In this webinar, we’ll cover off:
-How search and deep learning extend conversational frameworks for improved experiences
-How Smart Answers improves customer care, call deflection, and employee self-service
-A live demo of Smart Answers for multi-channel self-service support
Applying AI & Search in Europe - featuring 451 ResearchLucidworks
In the current climate, it’s now more important than ever to digitally enable your workforce and customers.
Hear from Simon Taylor, VP Global Partners & Alliances, Lucidworks and Matt Aslett, Research Vice President, 451 Research to get the inside scoop on how industry leaders in Europe are developing and executing their digital transformation strategies.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss:
The top challenges and aspirations European business and technology leaders are solving using AI and search technology
Which search and AI use cases are making the biggest impact in industries such as finance, healthcare, retail and energy in Europe
What technology buyers should look for when evaluating AI and search solutions
Webinar: Accelerate Data Science with Fusion 5.1Lucidworks
This document introduces Fusion 5.1 and its new capabilities for integrating with data science tools like Tensorflow, Scikit-Learn, and Spacy.
It provides an overview of Fusion's capabilities for understanding content, users, and delivering insights at scale. The document then demonstrates Fusion's Jupyter Notebook integration for reading and writing data and running SQL queries.
Finally, it shows how Fusion integrates with Seldon Core to easily deploy machine learning models with tools like Tensorflow and Scikit-Learn. A live demo is provided of deploying a custom model and using it in Fusion's query and indexing pipelines.
Webinar: 5 Must-Have Items You Need for Your 2020 Ecommerce StrategyLucidworks
In this webinar with 451 Research, you'll understand how retailers are using AI to predict customer intent and learn which key performance metrics are used by more than 120 online retailers in Lucidworks’ 2019 Retail Benchmark Survey.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
● What trends and opportunities are facing the ecommerce industry in 2020
● Why search is the universal path to understanding customer intent
● How large online retailers apply AI to maximize the effectiveness of their personalization efforts
Where Search Meets Science and Style Meets Savings: Nordstrom Rack's Journey ...Lucidworks
Nordstrom Rack | Hautelook curates and serves customers a wide selection of on-trend apparel, accessories, and shoes at an everyday savings of up to 75 percent off regular prices. With over a million visitors shopping across different platforms every day, and a realization that customers have become accustomed to robust and personalized search interactions, Nordstrom Rack | Hautelook launched an initiative over a year ago to provide data science-driven digital experiences to their customers.
In this session, we’ll discuss Nordstrom Rack | Hautelook’s journey of operationalizing a hefty strategy, optimizing a fickle infrastructure, and rallying troops around a single vision of building an expansible machine-learning driven product discovery engine.
The audience will learn about:
-The key technical challenges and outcomes that come with onboarding a solution
-The lessons learned of creating and executing operational design
-The use of Lucidworks Fusion to plug custom data science models into search and browse applications to understand user intent and deliver personalized experiences
Apply Knowledge Graphs and Search for Real-World Decision IntelligenceLucidworks
Knowledge graphs and machine learning are on the rise as enterprises hunt for more effective ways to connect the dots between the data and the business world. With newer technologies, the digital workplace can dramatically improve employee engagement, data-driven decisions, and actions that serve tangible business objectives.
In this webinar, you will learn
-- Introduction to knowledge graphs and where they fit in the ML landscape
-- How breakthroughs in search affect your business
-- The key features to consider when choosing a data discovery platform
-- Best practices for adopting AI-powered search, with real-world examples
Webinar: Building a Business Case for Enterprise SearchLucidworks
The document discusses building a business case for enterprise search. It notes that 85% of information is unstructured data locked in various locations and applications. Many knowledge workers spend a significant portion of their day searching across multiple systems for information. The rise of unstructured data and AI capabilities can help organizations unlock value from their information assets. Effective enterprise search powered by AI can provide real-time intelligence, personalized information, and more efficient research to help knowledge workers.
Fix Production Bugs Quickly - The Power of Structured Logging in Ruby on Rail...John Gallagher
Rails apps can be a black box. Have you ever tried to fix a bug where you just can’t understand what’s going on? This talk will give you practical steps to improve the observability of your Rails app, taking the time to understand and fix defects from hours or days to minutes. Rails 8 will bring an exciting new feature: built-in structured logging. This talk will delve into the transformative impact of structured logging on fixing bugs and saving engineers time. Structured logging, as a cornerstone of observability, offers a powerful way to handle logs compared to traditional text-based logs. This session will guide you through the nuances of structured logging in Rails, demonstrating how it can be used to gain better insights into your application’s behavior. This talk will be a practical, technical deep dive into how to make structured logging work with an existing Rails app.
I talk about the Steps to Observable Software - a practical five step process for improving the observability of your Rails app.
The SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) process enhances manufacturing performance through daily safety meetings, defect tracking, and waste reduction. Orcalean’s FactoryKPI digital dashboard streamlines this process, providing real-time data and AI-powered analytics for continuous improvement.
Alluxio Webinar | What’s new in Alluxio Enterprise AI 3.2: Leverage GPU Anywh...Alluxio, Inc.
Alluxio Webinar
July.23, 2024
For more Alluxio Events: https://www.alluxio.io/events/
Speaker:
- Shouwei Chen (core maintainer and product manager, Alluxio)
In today's AI-driven world, organizations face unprecedented demands for powerful AI infrastructure to fuel their model training and serving workloads. Performance bottlenecks, cost inefficiencies, and management complexities pose significant challenges for AI platform teams supporting large-scale model training and serving. On July 9, 2024, we introduced Alluxio Enterprise AI 3.2, a groundbreaking solution designed to address these critical issues in the ever-evolving AI landscape.
In this webinar, Shouwei Chen will introduce exciting new features of Alluxio Enterprise AI 3.2:
- Leveraging GPU resources anywhere accessing remote data with the same local performance
- Enhanced I/O performance with 97%+ GPU utilization for popular language model training benchmarks
- Achieving the same performance as HPC storage on existing data lake without additional HPC storage infrastructure
- New Python FileSystem API to seamlessly integrate with Python applications like Ray
- Other new features, include advanced cache management, rolling upgrades, and CSI failover
Mastering MicroStation DGN: How to Integrate CAD and GISSafe Software
Dive deep into the world of CAD-GIS integration and elevate your workflows to nexl-level efficiency levels. Discover how to seamlessly transfer data between Bentley MicroStation and leading GIS platforms, such as Esri ArcGIS.
This session goes beyond mere CAD/GIS conversion, showcasing techniques to precisely transform MicroStation elements including cells, text, lines, and symbology. We’ll walk you through tags versus item types, and understanding how to leverage both. You’ll also learn how to reproject to any coordinate system. Finally, explore cutting-edge automated methods for managing database links, and delve into innovative strategies for enabling self-serve data collection and validation services.
Join us to overcome the common hurdles in CAD and GIS integration and enhance the efficiency of your workflows. This session is perfect for professionals, both new to FME and seasoned users, seeking to streamline their processes and leverage the full potential of their CAD and GIS systems.
AI is revolutionizing DevOps by advancing algorithmic optimizations in pipelines, elevating efficiency levels, and introducing predictive functionalities. This article examines how AI is reshaping continuous integration, deployment strategies, monitoring practices, and incident management within DevOps ecosystems, ultimately amplifying efficiency and dependability.
In today's dynamic business landscape, ERP software systems are essential tools for businesses worldwide, including those in the UAE. These systems cater to the unique needs of the UAE's rapidly changing economy and expanding industries.
This blog examines the top 10 ERP companies in the UAE, highlighting their innovative products, exceptional customer support, and significant impact on the regional business community. These companies excel in providing ERP solutions that enhance efficiency and growth for businesses throughout the UAE.
1. **Odoo**
- Odoo ERP is a comprehensive business management solution with features like accounting, HR, sales, inventory control, and CRM. Its user-friendly interface simplifies processes and boosts productivity. Banibro IT Solutions leverages Odoo to transform business operations.
- **Details:**
- Suitable for: Small, Medium, Large Businesses
- Open Source: Yes
- Cloud-based: Yes (Cloud and On-premises)
- Support: Phone, Chat, Email
- Payment: Yearly, Monthly
- Multi-Language: Yes
- OS Support: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
- API: Available
2. **Microsoft Dynamics 365**
- Dynamics 365 offers a centralized platform for small and medium-sized businesses, integrating with Microsoft apps and cloud services for scalability. It simplifies data processing with user-friendly interfaces and customizable reporting.
- **Details:**
- Suitable for: Small, Medium, Large Businesses
- Support: Phone, Chat, Email, Knowledge Base
- Payment: One-Time, Yearly, Monthly
- Multi-Language: No
- OS Support: Web App, Windows, iOS, Android
- API: Not specified
3. **FirstBIT ERP**
- Known for serving small and medium-sized businesses, FirstBIT ERP offers comprehensive solutions and exceptional customer service, enhancing productivity and efficiency.
- **Details:**
- Suitable for: Medium, Large Businesses
- Open Source: Yes/No
- Cloud-based: Yes (Cloud and On-premises)
- Support: Phone, Email, Video Tutorials
- Payment: Yearly, Monthly
- Multi-Language: Yes
- OS Support: Web App, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
- API: Available
4. **Ezware Technologies**
- Ezware Technologies provides top-notch ERP solutions for various industries with user-friendly modules that streamline complex business processes.
- **Details:**
- Suitable for: Small, Medium, Large Businesses
- Support: Phone, Chat, Email, Knowledge Base
- Payment: One-Time, Yearly, Monthly
- Multi-Language: No
- OS Support: Web App, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
- API: Not specified
5. **RealSoft**
- RealSoft by Coral is popular in Dubai, offering modules for contracting, real estate, job costing, manufacturing, trading, and finance. It's VAT-enabled and affordable for medium-sized businesses.
- **Details:**
- Suitable for: Small, Medium, Large Businesses
- Open Source: No
- Cloud-based: On-premises
-
Literals - A Machine Independent Feature21h16charis
Introduction to Literals, A machine independent feature. The presentation is based on the prescribed textbook for System Software and Compiler Design, Computer Science and Engineering - System Software by Leland. L. Beck,
D Manjula.
Waze vs. Google Maps vs. Apple Maps, Who Else.pdfBen Ramedani
Let’s face it, getting lost isn’t really part of the adventure anymore (unless you’re into that sort of thing!). Nowadays, a good navigation app is like your trusty compass, guiding you through busy city streets and winding country roads. But with so many options out there—from big names like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps to some lesser-known contenders—choosing the right one can feel a bit overwhelming.
Think about it: you're about to head out on a road trip, and the last thing you want is to end up in the middle of nowhere because you took a wrong turn. Or maybe you're just trying to navigate your daily commute without hitting every single red light. That's where a solid navigation app comes in handy.
Google Maps is like the old reliable friend who knows every shortcut and scenic route. It's packed with features, from real-time traffic updates to detailed directions, making it a top choice for many. But then there's Waze, the social butterfly of navigation apps. It's all about community, with drivers sharing real-time updates on traffic, accidents, and even speed traps. It’s perfect if you want to feel like you’re part of a huge driving club, all working together to get everyone to their destination faster.
And let’s not forget Apple Maps, which has come a long way since its rocky start. If you're deep into the Apple ecosystem, it's a seamless choice, integrating smoothly with all your devices and offering some pretty neat features like Flyover for 3D city views.
But wait, there are also some underdog apps worth considering! Have you heard of MapQuest? It's still around and offers some great features, especially for planning long trips with multiple stops. Then there's HERE WeGo, which is fantastic for offline navigation—a real lifesaver if you're heading somewhere with spotty cell service.
So, whether you're planning a cross-country adventure or just trying to find the quickest route to work, we’ll help you sift through these options. We’ll dive into what makes each app unique, their pros and cons, and ultimately, guide you to the perfect navigation app for your needs. Buckle up and get ready for a smooth ride!
Crowd Strike\Windows Update Issue: Overview and Current Statusramaganesan0504
Crowd Strike\Windows Update Issue: Overview and Current Status
Discover the latest on the CrowdStrike Windows update issue, including an overview, current status, and support steps for affected customers. Learn about the identified defect, its impact on Windows hosts, and CrowdStrike's committed actions to ensure ongoing security and stability.
What is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike is a prominent cybersecurity technology company that specializes in providing advanced threat intelligence and endpoint protection solutions. Founded in 2011 by George Kurtz, Dmitri Alperovitch, and Gregg Marston, CrowdStrike has quickly established itself as a leader in the cybersecurity industry. Here are some key aspects of
How Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Software Application DevelopmentMohammedIrfan308637
Generative AI is revolutionizing software development. Find out how it enhances innovation and productivity. https://www.qisacademy.com/blog-detail/the-power-of-generative-ai-in-software-application-development
Understanding Automated Testing Tools for Web Applications.pdfkalichargn70th171
Automated testing tools for web applications are revolutionizing how we ensure quality and performance in software development. These tools help save time, reduce human error, and increase the efficiency of web application testing processes. This guide delves into automated testing, discusses the available tools, and highlights how to choose the right tool for your needs.
Unlocking value with event-driven architecture by Confluentconfluent
Sfrutta il potere dello streaming di dati in tempo reale e dei microservizi basati su eventi per il futuro di Sky con Confluent e Kafka®.
In questo tech talk esploreremo le potenzialità di Confluent e Apache Kafka® per rivoluzionare l'architettura aziendale e sbloccare nuove opportunità di business. Ne approfondiremo i concetti chiave, guidandoti nella creazione di applicazioni scalabili, resilienti e fruibili in tempo reale per lo streaming di dati.
Scoprirai come costruire microservizi basati su eventi con Confluent, sfruttando i vantaggi di un'architettura moderna e reattiva.
Il talk presenterà inoltre casi d'uso reali di Confluent e Kafka®, dimostrando come queste tecnologie possano ottimizzare i processi aziendali e generare valore concreto.
7. Open Access
• By National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Approximately 26,000 records are included in the PubMed journal lists
8. Feeds
Journal TOCs
• 21,498 journals from 1,677 publishers
• Institute for Computer Based Learning
• Heriot-Watt University
9. Springer
• Springer Metadata API
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• Springer Open Access API
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10. Open Source Stack
• Infrastructure: Amazon Web Service
• Data processing: Hadoop/Hive
• Index: Solr/Lucene
• Web service: Drupal
• Piwik