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The Big Deal in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. On the roster is one scheduled for March 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The topic is “The Scholarly Kitchen Webinar: The Future of the Big Deal.” The “Big Deal”, package purchasing of all of a publisher’s titles, continues to…
Read MoreEducational Webinar Addresses Data Science Projects
Information Technology leaders work hard to keep the life cycle of their systems and models running efficiently, but how do data scientists and their teams fit in that process and do they have the tools needed to successfully get models into production? Open Data Group is sponsoring a live webinar to discuss this very topic…
Read MoreMaking All Content Findable
Searching for any type of information can be frustrating if you are unsure where to start or how to define your query. This is true in search engines and public databases. Medical Xpress brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “RefEx, a web tool for a comfortable search of reference data for…
Read MoreSenior Taxonomist for Structured Data Opportunity Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata management, 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 MoreClassification for Those With and Without OCD
Needless to say, we like classification. It is the sibling of taxonomy – two closely related words that reflect the fact that we encounter large amounts of information in everyday life and our brains need some way to synthesize and contextualize that information. Concepts like classification and taxonomy help us make sense of the world by improving…
Read MoreDigitization’s Impact on Publishing
Scholarly publishing has been experiencing change over the past few years. There are many reasons why, but the move to digital has certainly had its reverberations throughout the industry. This interesting topic came to us from R&D magazine in their article, “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing?” Publishing and scientific research…
Read MoreAutomation Everywhere
Even though the Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for awhile, it still feels sort of like a dystopian novel title. With minimal imagination you could easily be scared off of any automated home appliance. However, for some it is very new and confusing. It is easy to explain it as the devices that…
Read MoreLibraries of Interest
Libraries are nirvana to the bibliophiles among us. They also tickle that OCD gene with all the books lined up and organized in a particular fashion. However, some are better than others. This interesting article takes a look at the “15 Incredible Libraries Around the World” and came to us from Twisted Sifter. Their determination of “incredible” is…
Read MoreWebinar on Metadata Use in SharePoint
Concept Searching is offering their second webinar in its Metadata-Driven World 2018 Webinar Series, ‘Going Meta in SharePoint – Tricks of the Trade‘, on Wednesday, February 14. Benzinga brought this event to our attention in their article, “Registration Open for Concept Searching’s Going Meta in SharePoint Webinar.” This webinar will feature Robert Piddocke, Vice President of…
Read MoreData Harmony Users Group Starts This Week
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to host the 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting this week in Albuquerque. DHUG brings together current and prospective users of the Data Harmony software to present case studies, network, and share ideas. DHUG also includes a software features update and release of the updated software follows shortly after…
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