PIN∆LΞ : FUSE based Filesystem and Folder Syncer

In this digital world the data is organized by an entity called a file system. In desktop operating systems the file manager manages the local data. But with cloud technologies, reliance on online storage has increased since the past decade, which demands a hybrid file managing solution. The proposed file system using FUSE and application give the functionalities such as support for multiple cloud storages on local file manager, automated syncing of folders on different devices.

Automating Cataloging Workflow of Library Traditional Materials

This paper describes the author’s experience with automating and streamlining cataloging workflows of traditional materials at the Florida International University Libraries using a combination of various cataloging tools, including MarcEdit, a local batch loading tool GenLoad, as well as OCLC services including WorldCat Updates service, OCLC Connexion’s batch process searches and Local File Manager. The paper addresses the old cataloging processes of these traditional materials, the developing process of new workflows and their impacts, and concludes with lessons learned and success factors. The new workflows have improved work efficiency and metadata control. The hope is that this paper will be of interest to libraries desiring to automate their cataloging workflow of traditional materials.

The Design and Development of a Semantic File System Ontology

Semantic File System (SFS) is the vision for the future of file systems where information is given with explicit meaning to be processed by machines automatically and consumed by the users easily. SFSs extend traditional file systems to organize and retrieve information according to their semantics, intent and relationships with other resources rather than their physical locations. Ontology-based file system is a step to dissolve the borders between semantic web and semantic desktop to make the desktop part of a single giant web. Unfortunately, to the best of the authors’ current knowledge, so far, no effort has been exercised to develop an ontology for SFSs. This work contributes a SFS ontology, which extends NEPOMUK information element ontology framework into the domain of SFSs. The proposed SFS ontology is freely available with full technical definitions of terms and complete class hierarchy to be used for any purpose in information technology (IT). In addition, as a proof-of-concept implementation, we deploy the proposed ontology in the 360ᵒ SFS. Finally, to get most of the benefits of the ontology, this paper also presents a semantics-aware file manager.

Empirical Analysis of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Smartphone on Young Generation

The aim of this study is to identify factors of smartphone adoption on young generation this study proposed an approach by dividing smartphone-based services into four different categories of Productivity that incorporate business utility apps (e.g., MS Word file viewer and file manager, easy in use, filling up expectations, article, internet, and education), Entertainment, which includes Game, Sports, Music, Mobile tv, and Photography apps. In addition, Information category contains Finance, News, Travel, Medical, Banking, Weather, and others. Networking indicates those services for the social networking such as Facebook and Twitter and others social networking apps. The survey comprises of four sections and responses are collected in 5-point Likert scale to measure the actual view of the respondents. Pearson correlation and Regression analysis are conducted to measure the degree to a correlation between dependent and independent variables. There is no significant relationship between smartphone services with expensiveness, affordability, and flexibility. But a significant relationship between smartphone services with protection towards the environment, tools for social networking, wireless Internet services, mobile tv & online banking. Out of 150 respondents, about 80% of them are quiet satisfied on smartphone services Among the respondent’s boys are mostly found of using different types of financial services like online marketing, online payment, online banking, etc. but girls are mostly found of entertainment services. Finally, it’s observed that on the eve of the twenty-first-century young generation demand and expectation regarding smartphone services is increasing in every day.