Indexing History

In the information science world, “indexing”  denotes various methods for organizing data so that it is easily searchable.  To a student, however, the word might evoke images of 3×5 lined cards with every bit of potentially useful information crammed into the available space. The Atlantic brought this interesting topic to us in the article, “How…

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The Science of Security

The internet and computers in general have changed many things in the business world. Accounting is no longer done by hand, inventory is managed automatically, and security is no longer just a safe or lockbox. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Why Cyber Security and Data Science Have Similar Problems.” Using…

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Internet of Things Vulnerable for Cyberattacks

The Internet of Things (IoT) has garnered much attention, including those in charge of cybersecurity. Federal News Radio brought this information to our attention in their article, “NIST lays out roadmap for Internet of Things security.” The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently gave federal agencies and private industry a better roadmap to future IoT…

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AI in HR

The job market is as competitive as it has ever been. This is exacerbated by long-term low unemployment and a service economy that places a premium on talent and performance. Finding candidates who aren’t simply qualified for open positions but are motivated, can be very challenging. Benefit News brought this interesting information to our attention in…

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Intelligent Language

Natural language processing (NLP) is the ability of a computer program to understand human language as it is spoken. As a component of artificial intelligence (AI), it also falls into the linguistics field. A cousin to NLP is neural machine translation (MT) and the differences between the two can get a little fuzzy. This information came to our…

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All in on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming common in every type of organization and business. Retail is certainly taking advantage of the benefits it offers. This interesting information came to us from Inc. in their article, “Selling Online? These A.I. Tools Can Help You Do It Better.” Big e-commerce stores are deploying the machine learning and statistics techniques…

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Natural Language Processing Being Used to Diagnose

Researchers confirm that a computer-based natural language processing (NLP) analyses of speech transcripts can predict young people at risk for developing later psychosis. This interesting information came to us from Healio in their article, “Computer-based analysis of language may predict psychosis onset.” NLP is a branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers understand, interpret and manipulate human language.…

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Art, Social Protest and Archives

When you think of art and archives, protest signs don’t often come to mind. Fortunately, many of the signs from Boston’s first Women’s March in 2017 have been saved and now available to the public not in poster form but as a searchable digital archive. The Northeastern professors serve as the primary reason. This interesting information came…

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Is Digital a Fad?

There is such a thing as a technology life-cycle (TLC). It refers to time and cost of developing a product through the expense of research and development phase, and the financial return during its life. There is also the product life-cycle (PLC) that deals with the life of a product in the marketplace with respect to timing…

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