This course is about scalable approaches to processing large amounts of information (terabytes and even petabytes). We focus mostly on MapReduce, which is presently the most accessible and practical means of computing at this scale, but will discuss other approaches as well.
This diagram depicts a spectrum of information sharing capabilities. Moving from lower right to upper left of the diagram, we see that more expressive forms of metadata and semantic modeling encompass the simpler forms, and extend their capabilities. From
Open source graph visualization software. Takes descriptions of graphs in a simple text language, makes diagrams formatted as images, SVG for web, PS for PDF, GXL (XML dialect), and more.
This diagram depicts a spectrum of information sharing capabilities. Moving from lower right to upper left of the diagram, we see that more expressive forms of metadata and semantic modeling encompass the simpler forms, and extend their capabilities. From
The Open Knowledge Definition (OKD) sets out principles to define the 'open' in open knowledge. The term knowledge is used broadly and it includes all forms of data, content such as music, films or books as well any other type of information.
In the simplest form the definition can be summed up in the statement that "A piece of knowledge is open if you are free to use, reuse, and redistribute it".
G. Pike. Information Today, 24 (1):
15-16(Januar 2007)M3: Article; Pike, George H. 1,2 Email Address: pike@law.pitt.edu; Affiliations: 1: Director, Barco Law Library 2: Assistant professor of law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Source Information: Jan2007, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p15; Subject Term: INFORMATION services industry; Subject Term: INTERNET; Subject Term: DATA protection; Subject Term: PRICING; Subject Term: PRIVACY, Right of; Subject Term: UNITED States. Congress; Subject Term: DEMOCRATIC Party (U.S.); Subject Term: UNITED States; NAICS/Industry Codes: 519190 All Other Information Services; NAICS/Industry Codes: 921120 Legislative Bodies; NAICS/Industry Codes: 518111 Internet Service Providers; Number of Pages: 2p; Document Type: Article; Full Text Word Count: 1044.
