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The first part of the Spanish translation and adaptation of the ISO 25964 Information and documentation standard is analyzed: Thesauri and interoperability With Other vocabularies - Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval will become the new UNE ISO 25964-1. Innovations and implications [...]Abstract
Publishing open data managed by public administrations is beginning to be considered a strategic action for social and economic development. The legislative and policy support on this issue should be complemented by practical considerations related to certain technical aspects. These [...]Abstract
Lexical representation of information has adapted to the conditions imposed by the Web on information generation and traffic. Systems based on controlled words or terms now coexist with others that have a conceptual and therefore semantic nature. The latter have experienced a decisive [...]Abstract
Mobility projects are focusing much of the innovation efforts for those working with information technologies. The three main elements that allow mobility (technology, software and information), showing the main trends and developments in the market.Abstract
The concept of microblogging is described. Some of the main tools there are (Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Jisko, etc.) and how they work. Then the concept of liveblogging is introduced, and its possibilities related to video and audio. Finally, it offers some ideas to implement these tools [...]Abstract
International projects for reforming and broadening the scope of the current technical guidelines and standards on thesauri are presented. The aims of these projects are to recast the existing standards and guidelines, to adapt them to the new digital environment, and to specify their [...]Abstract
We reviewed projects and outcomes in the implementation and use of free software in the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) libraries. Free software is a growing movement with steadily increasing significance, especially in university environments. The use of standards improves [...]Abstract
Various issues related to social security information exchanges between different countries are analyzed and the European Union solution, named Eessi project (Electronic Exchange of Social Security), is described. One of the key components of Eessi is the so-called Master directory, [...]Abstract
The current situation of open data at local public libraries in Spain is analyzed as a part of public sector information. This article extracts information from data portals at the city level that include datasets produced by public libraries. These datasets are categorized by type [...]