Posts by admin
Choosing the Right ECM
The ability to access the correct version of a document or record is important. Content must be managed so that it is used to achieve business goals. Enterprise content management (ECM) is the systematic collection and organization of information that is to be used by a designated audience. Tech Target brought this topic to our…
Read MoreBuying Access
There has been much complaining from some universities about the price and restrictions of their subscription contracts with publishers. However, few have the negotiating power like the University of California (UC) System, which single-handedly accounts for almost 10 percent of the research output of the United States. This interesting topic came to us from Inside Higher Ed in…
Read MoreImproving Findability
Organizing your data in a database is a key step in ultimately finding it again when the time comes. In between these times your data can provide intelligence through analytics and predict trends but only if it is properly organized. This is where a taxonomy comes in handy. This interesting topic came to us from Software…
Read MoreOpen Source in Scholarly Publishing
With STM Week in the rear view mirror, it is a good opportunity to look back at this year’s event and the year as a whole. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to us in their article, “All Things Coko: A Step Towards a True Shared Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication?” Scholarly Kitchen has provided a good…
Read MoreFaceted Search and Controlled Vocabularies
The concept of faceted classification is decades old, and controlled vocabularies go back even further. A faceted classification scheme is actually a special case of what are called controlled vocabularies. This topic came from CMS Wire in their article, “A DAM Glossary of Common Terms.” A controlled vocabulary is an authoritative list of preferred terms used to…
Read MoreAI in the Military
The Department of Defense (DoD) is working to build a 21st century military staffed with resident data scientists, engineers and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals. This interesting news came to us from C4ISR Net in their article, “Rise of the machines: The Pentagon’s AI workforce plan.” Apparently the department’s philosophy is they’re going to need to build…
Read MoreMobile Activity in the Clouds
Machine learning is typically operated in the cloud, because of the technical elbow room. On mobile devices, resources are extremely limited, which means if you want to run your models directly on the devices, they have to be highly optimized. Tech Crunch brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Fritz wants to help…
Read MoreThe Impact of the Digital Life
Emerging technologies are developed every day. They bring new and varied benefits for organizations and humans. However, they also continue to present significant risks and opportunities for humanitarian action. Environmental pollution, ecological systems disturbances, depletion of natural resources and climatic changes resulting from global warming are technologically influenced. Technology is significant in development and increased productivity to satisfy human…
Read MoreLeadershift in the World of AI
China has been viewed as an innovation leader in the tech space more and more lately. Now they are growing in importance as a global figurehead in artificial intelligence (AI) research. Information Age brought this to our attention in their article, “China on verge of becoming global leader in AI research.” According to new a study…
Read MoreOpen Source Technology Webinar
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is starting a new educational webinar series in 2019 titled, “What is Hype and What Has Value? Technological buzzword or industry innovation? Open Source Technologies.” Artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and open source are terms frequently used, especially in headlines. Are they merely buzzwords or will they…
Read More