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Working Together in the Cloud
General Electric (GE) built its own platform called Predix to help industrial companies manage their data in the cloud. Now they have partnered with a big cloud provider to inspire some business in the Internet of Things. Forbes brought this interesting information to us in their article, “GE Partners With Microsoft To Sell Its ‘Industrial Cloud’ Platform On…
Read MoreNew State Archivist Hired
A new state archivist has been hired to oversee records management services for state and local governments in Kentucky. Beth Shields will assume the position after the previous employee retired after 32 years at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA). Shields has worked for the libraries and archives department for seven years. This news came…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Differences
Even those deep in the business of information management often have a problem understanding the difference between ontologies and taxonomies. This interesting information came to us from Earley Information Science in their article, “What is the Difference between Taxonomy and Ontology? It is a Matter of Complexity.” Seth Earley, CEO of Earley Information Science, defines ontology as…
Read MoreAI Helps Businesses Process Data in Real Time
Software company SAP recently unveiled its plans for its next version of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP). The latest release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud is being updated with a new architecture of in-memory and contextual analytics, digital assistant capabilities and machine learning. Cloud Tech brought this news to us in their article, “SAP promises ‘new generation of intelligent cloud…
Read MoreTechnology Ownership Enhances Opportunities
HighWire Press has announced its acquisition of Semantico. This acquisition will increase HighWire’s technological capacity and expand its publishing expertise. This interesting news came to us from Highwire in their press release, “HighWire Press acquires Semantico.” “Innovation and customer-centricity are at the core of HighWire. The addition of the Semantico solution set and team enhances our ability…
Read MoreAnother DHUG in the Bag
A lot goes into putting on programs and services of all kinds, whether it is a simple story time at the local library, a rock concert the size of Coachella, or a musical on Broadway. Planning, organizing, and possibly blood, sweat, and tears go into planning any event. Speakers need to be recruited, tickets need…
Read MoreCopyrights in the Publisher’s World
Copyright discussions can send the fear of God into anyone in the publishing business with very little effort. The spirit of copyright protection is global, but copyright laws in a particular country are national. So getting everyone to agree is a challenge with no end in sight. This interesting topic came to us from Scholarly Kitchen…
Read MoreTransforming Your Products With Digital
Digital transformation aims to automate an organization’s repetitive functions in a way that links systems and provides a more seamless experience to the end users. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “How Digital Transformation Relates to Information Governance. This transformation begins with a minimum viable product (MVP). An MVP represents a prototype/proof-of-concept that is…
Read MoreThe Opportunity That is Social Media
According to a recent survey, 39% of all businesses participating said they do not do any form of social media tracking or monitoring in their organization. Considering how prevalent social media is these days, and not just for personal use, this number is surprising. This interesting information came to us from Open PR in their article,…
Read MoreMaintaining Access
Most readers have no idea of the long-term and collaborative efforts that are made by committed industry players to provide us access to literature, science publications, etc. from various sources and libraries. The good news is that access is increasing by the day. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Monographs, Transparency…
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