For this week in library news, I thought I’d write a fun fact column since I recently learned a new one. It all started when I was re-watching an episode of Midsomer Murders. After it was over, I ...

Database systems form the cornerstone of modern information technology, enabling the organised storage, management and retrieval of data across a vast range of applications. These systems encompass a ...

Imagine a DNA database populated with data from every individual in society and made available to law enforcement. Such a database sounds ominous, especially if you’ve watched Black Mirror or ...

Information on research funding is important to various groups, including investigators, policy analysts, advocacy organizations and, of course, the funding agencies themselves. But informatics ...

A data-driven culture is needed if a business wants to lead through digital innovation. But traditional data management infrastructures are rigid and unable to combine diverse data types. Then there ...

Resource is expected to help researchers select the most suitable progenitor cell lines. Regenerative medicines firm BioTime has teamed up with XenneX to establish LifeMap Sciences, an intiiative that ...

Gary Heseltine, a British Transport Police officer, has produced an annual report detailing UFO sightings by officers across the country since 2003. His latest report, published on his PRUFOS (Police ...

Vulnerability databases are platforms that collect, maintain and share information about software and system vulnerabilities. These databases can be public or private and are often maintained by ...