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Two Part Educational Opportunity
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) is offering a unique two-part educational opportunity available in person or via webinar on July 26th at 12:30-2:30 p.m. EST. The first part is titled: “The Changing Discovery Landscape – Part 1: Librarians and Researchers.” This session will give an overview of the…
Read MoreThe Dictionary to the Rescue
Who knew in this day and age of digital, semantic and virtual technologies that the dictionary would turn out to the hero of the day? Digital Spy brought this news to us in their article, “Dictionary shuts down Doctor Who fans outraged over Jodie Whittaker cast as female Doctor.” With the recent announcement that the…
Read MoreLooking for a New Career?
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, 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. Edgenet…
Read MoreData Management Expands
Innovative Systems has been seeking to grow and expand the role its technology offerings can play in enterprise. Their FinScan Risk & Compliance product for anti-money laundering resides on the platform, and Enlighten, its data quality tools, are heading in the same direction. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Complete Master Data…
Read MorePaper Still Exists…Gasp!
It’s hard to believe, I know, but despite the trend toward digital record keeping in the computer era, records management in paper form remains one of the most cost-effective storage options for many businesses. Digital Journal brought this information to us in their article, “Records Management Still Includes Paper Document Storage.” This fact is brought to light…
Read MoreA Different Look at Digital
A recent study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as behind in current technological transformation efforts as compared to the rest of the industry. On the opposite side of that spectrum, 25 percent feel they are ahead. That means 50 percent must be somewhere in the…
Read MoreData and Its Posse
We talk a lot about data – how it is used, how much there is, and how it can help us in achieving our best outcomes. We recognize there are several kinds of data and each serves its own unique purposes. This interesting topic came to us from Datamation in their article, “Semi-Structured Data.” Semi-structured…
Read MoreCyber Theft on the Rise
A new form of cyberattack is enabling its perpetrators to conduct espionage and steal data by using readily available software tools. This eliminates the need to deploy advanced malware. This interesting information came to us from ZDNet in their article, “Hackers are reusing free online tools as part of their cyberespionage campaigns.” Cyberattackers have been discovered…
Read MoreThe Messy Business of Metadata
Wait, I thought the purpose of metadata was to bring order and make the search process cleaner and thus make findability achievable. How can it be messy? The workflow in digital collections is evolving to accommodate the needs of linked data. This can get messy – like any change process will be. While many tasks are…
Read MoreThe Power of Mentorship
LinkedIn is tapping into the entire user community to make matches between mentees and leaders with less commitment than traditional mentorship relationships. Fast Company brought us this interesting information in their article, “LinkedIn Is Testing A New Feature That Matches You With A Mentor.” Mentorship can be a valuable stepping stone to career advancement for both parties.…
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