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New and Trusted Technologies in Knowledge Management
Cognitive computing and machine learning are making a huge impact on knowledge management. New technology opens up new opportunities, but in the end it’s all about providing a better customer experience. KM World brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How Cognitive Computing is Shaping Knowledge Management.” Machine learning provides computers with the ability…
Read MoreNatural Language Processing to the Rescue
IHS Markit has taken the step into natural language processing (NLP) to improve the content of its event catalogs across all of the vendor’s vertical offerings. Markets Media brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “IHS Markit Turns to Natural Language Processing.” They plan to use the artificial intelligence (AI) discipline to take…
Read MoreTake Advantage of Taxonomy 101, a Full Day Workshop Taught by Experts at the SLA 2018 Annual Conference
Taxonomies organize a collection of information – structured or unstructured – and they underpin search in many applications. Taxonomy 101 provides the basics for knowledge organization, outlining “nuts and bolts” of building a taxonomy, where to start, and where to implement it to realize the most benefit to an organization. Bring your questions and join…
Read MoreHow Secure is Your Data?
A number of massive consumer information leaks occurred over the past year. The data breach headlines of 2017 included many known giants in technology and retail. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data Risk in 2018: Data Management and Data Integrity Necessities.” Cybercrime is expensive and the damage is far-reaching. This…
Read MoreDigital Workplace Conference
The world is becoming more and more digital-based and the workplace is no different. Here is an educational learning opportunity that was brought to our attention that can help anyone involved in corporate culture, employee engagement, and digital workplace initiatives. Digital Workplace Experience is being held June 18-20, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. This conference is a…
Read MoreTaxonomy Specialist Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreOpen Source Seeks Simplicity
Although open source licensing’s popularity has skyrocketed in the past two decades, in truth, open source was the original model for software licensing, with proprietary licensing coming later. However, open-source licensing can get be confusing and a bit complicated, to say the least. ZDNet brought this information to our attention in their article, “GitHub makes open-source…
Read MoreData Breaches Should Not Be Common
There are no longer any surprises when it comes to the latest data breach announcements hitting the headlines. Is the commonality of this event not only softening our surprise, but also softening our resolve to fight cyberattacks? Krebs on Security brought this news to our attention in their article, “Panerabread.com Leaks Millions of Customer Records.”…
Read MoreWhat to Expect from SharePoint 2019
SharePoint 2019 is on the horizon and there are many expectations around Microsoft’s promises for the future. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to us in their article, “ICYMI: Sharepoint 2019 Hopes, Machine Learning Needs and More.” Microsoft has already told us that when the product is released in the last half of 2018 it will…
Read MoreCapturing Ancient Medical Knowledge with Taxonomies
A collaboration between a Chinese university and Elsevier is undertaking the momentous task of cataloguing traditional Chinese medical knowledge as global clinical practice increasingly seeks to combine conventional and Eastern techniques. Healthcare IT News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Elsevier to collaborate in cataloguing traditional Chinese medicine as global interest…
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