Words Reveal Much

Words matter. They reveal who you are and reflect your character. Every child has heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me.” But we all know that is true. This interesting information came to us from The Herald out of Pennsylvania in their article, “Word misuse can…

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Taxonomist Position Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata, 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. EBSCO…

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Educational Applications Developed

The Library of Congress recently announced the release of educational applications related to Congress and civic participation for use in K-12 classrooms. This news came to us from Ed Scoop in their article, “Library of Congress launches three new learning apps.” In collaboration with various educational organizations, the applications were designed to cover subjects such…

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The Digital Journey of Your Food

On the one day a year where food is front and center, at least in America, it seems appropriate to talk about food and technology on Thanksgiving. Digital Trends brought this interesting information to us in their article, “A language for legumes: Can the Internet of Food help us know what we eat?” The Internet…

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Personal Information Security Crisis

Just today I learned someone had stolen my credit card information, set up an account with my correct name, address, phone number and email address and had been charging a monthly recurring charge to my card. Despite feeling violated that my personal information is so easily had, I don’t understand their long game. Are they banking…

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AI Outsmarts Algorithm

By now most everyone has encountered the CAPTCHA security step to ensure you are indeed a human and not a robot answering questions, ordering products, etc. I don’t know about you, but I almost always mistype the first set and have to do another version. Now a new algorithm using human visual intelligence is figuring…

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Preserving History and Memory

From file cabinets to digital records, the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Publications & Records Management Center of Excellence (P&RCOE) is working hard to go paperless. The U.S. Army recently announced they are upgrading their records management system in a press release titled, “Army records management moves to 21st century.” “The way of the future is electronic…

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Access Innovations Supports the SPIE Digital Library

Society publisher moves world’s largest optics and photonics library to new site with improved design and functionality The SPIE Digital Library — the world’s largest collection of optics and photonics applied research — has been re-launched on a significantly updated and improved website, providing users with better tools for personalized research along with expanded content…

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