StoryMaps, by ArcGIS, is an authoring web-based application that allows you to share your maps and content through the use of narrative text and other multimedia content. Stories are visually and dynamically interactive and can include maps, narrative text, lists, images, video/sound and much more. So if you have an idea or a story you'd like to make dynamically interactive, come to this workshop. In this workshop, we'll demonstrate how to access the platform, give some examples, as well as a live demonstration of creating a StoryMap from scratch. This workshop will be co-hosted by Katie Chiu, space information manager in Facilities.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Sherman Fairchild Library, MCR
Register here: https://libcal.caltech.edu/event/13899306
**Open only to Caltech, with valid current Caltech Access credentials***
New Individual titles:
The Caltech Library has subscribed to a new research tool called Keenious. Keenious makes recommendations for further reading based either on an existing text or PDF documents using a variety of techniques, including a language model to incorporate semantics of the texts and topics. Keenious is a very different type of search tool than you might be used to. With Keenious, you use your current document as an input into the search, compared to using just keywords as done in traditional search engines. Access the Keenious Help Center.
(Sign in with your Caltech email address if off-campus, which will authenticate via Access credentials).
This article provides a brief overview of how Keenious works.
This article describes some of the main features of the tool.
The video on this page provides a very useful orientation in about 7 minutes.
Here are some libguides:
This article, in the Journal of eScience Librarianship, discusses the implementation of Keenious at Carnegie Mellon University, including "the nature of AI-based tools when compared with traditional library resources, including ethical questions surrounding data privacy, algorithmic transparency, and the impact on the research process."
Keenious offers introductory webinars for users with no experience.