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Learning New Ways to Learn
Digital humanities sounds like an oxymoron at first glance, but the term has been floating around for over a decade and still a precise definition is difficult to pin down. Dhaka Tribune brought this news to our attention in their article, “The humanities go digital.” Data, database, and metadata are the initial concepts but at its core,…
Read MoreVirtual Workshop on Research in Scholarly Publishing
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a virtual workshop titled, “Incorporating Research Objects in Scholarship” on December 12, 2017 at 1:00-3:45 p.m. (EST). Incorporating data sets, code, annotations, and pre-prints into the scholarly article improves the discoverability, reusability, and reproducibility of research. In this workshop you can learn what has been…
Read MoreProofreading Fun
To some the title of this article may seem like an oxymoron, but for others proofreading is an obsession. This unique but interesting play on the popular social media quizzes brings Harry Potter fans and grammar snobs together in a quiz called “Proofreading Quiz: What’s Your Harry Potter Proofreading Personality?” Rules, standards and style guides…
Read MoreTeamwork and IoT
More and more companies are working hard to capitalize on the benefits of the industrial Internet of Things (IoT). With promises like better business intelligence, process improvement, and intelligent asset management, it is easy to understand why. This interesting information came to us from Smart Industry in their article, “5 ways to get IT & operations…
Read MoreSemantic Web Challenge Winner Announced
Elsevier recently announced that IBM Socrates by Michael Glass, Nandanda Mihindukulasooriya, Oktie Hassanzadeh, and Alfio Gliozzo of IBM Research AI is the winner of the 2017 Semantic Web Challenge (SWC). This information came to us from PR Newswire in their article, “Elsevier Announces the Winner of the 2017 Semantic Web Challenge.” SWC is the longest-running competition in the area of technology. In 2017,…
Read MoreManaging Unstructured Data
Organizations rely on digitized unstructured data for insights in terms of business decisions. In this world of information overload, around 80% of data collected is unstructured, assembled from emails, social media feeds and user devices. CIO Review brought this information to our attention in their article, “Analyzing Unstructured Data.” Analyzing unstructured data can be challenging. If…
Read MoreBudget in 2017 for the 2018 DHUG
Are you nearing the end of the year and have money left in the budget for training, travel, etc.? Let those funds work for you and register today for the 2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting on February 6-7, 2018 in Albuquerque. The agenda for the 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting is posted and…
Read MoreIntegrating Data
Big data disruption has resulted in the need to rapidly integrate and exchange data of all types among disparate systems, applications and infrastructure. This requires a new approach. KM World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Disrupting the data landscape again with linked open data.” As the focus shifts from internal, proprietary…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Earns Recognition as New Mexico Family-Friendly Workplace
Status will give Access Innovations an edge in competition to attract highest-quality applicants Access Innovations this week earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide project developed to recognize companies that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an edge in recruiting and retaining the best employees. The Family…
Read MoreManaging Knowledge Amidst Change
What is a digital workplace? There are as many definitions of the digital workplace as there are organizations. The digital workplace is meant to be a virtual equivalent to the physical workplace. This requires disciplined planning and management but can play a huge role in an employee’s productivity, engagement in work and workplace culture, and mental/physical well-being. KM…
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