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Semantic Functions of Brain Stimulated by Drug
LSD is known for dramatically altering people’s state of consciousness. New research suggests that the mind-expanding effects of LSD may also extend to language. The Huffington Post brought this interesting news to us in their article,”LSD Makes Your Brain More Like A Thesaurus.” Of course we aren’t suggesting you starting experimenting with psychedelics. It is, however, interesting…
Read MoreDigital Learning Information Management Specialist Wanted
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…
Read MoreNew Resources for Scholars
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has introduced a new product to meet the increasing demands of scholarly research. The collection includes five multidiscipline databases, each offering an extensive amount of full text that brings a global perspective to research in each discipline. Knowledge Speak brought this news to us in their article, “EBSCO Information Services releases Ultimate…
Read MoreTypography in the Digital Age
Comic book nerds, typography nerds, and all those in the middle will find kinship with this topic. Fonts for every purpose have undergone significant change due to digital technology. Lettering has moved into the digital realm, which has opened up new possibilities for subtle storytelling through typography. This interesting information came to us from The Scholarly…
Read MoreFall Seminar Series in Digital Publishing
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Committee for Digital Innovation (CDI) is once again offering a fall seminar series, this time on Metrics, New Metrics and Their Significance. The first part of the series starts September 22, 2016 at 12:00-1:30 p.m. The title of this webinar is “The Evolution of Standard…
Read MoreWhat a DAM System Can Offer
Digital asset management (DAM) systems serve many purposes. Maybe you think you don’t need one. You have shared files, and that is more than enough to serve your purposes. DAM systems do more than share files. Marketing Profs brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Top 7 Reasons Creative Directors Need Digital Asset…
Read MoreMetadata’s Role in Big Data
The world seems focused on big data and the perceived power it has to accelerate business success. Ironically one of the biggest challenges in IT today is the underutilization of data. IOT Evolution World brought this information to us in their article, “Leveraging Metadata to Overcome the Challenges of Dark Data in the IoT Era.” Some refer…
Read MoreInformation Governance Provides Protection
Law firms have an even more difficult job than in years past when it comes to protecting themselves from cyber attacks and data breaches. They have to work with other professionals to ensure they are governing their information to maximize benefit and minimize risk. Lawyer’s Weekly brought this information to us in their article, “Information governance…
Read MoreRecords Management Every Day
Any organization that uses information and generates records must have a process for preserving them for future access. This includes federal, state and local governments, government agencies, schools, universities, libraries, the United Nations…the list continues. They are all institutions that need records management and which employ records management personnel. This interesting topic came to us from the…
Read MoreDigital’s Impact on Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is at a point where soon they will be taking in more digital records than traditional formats. Federal Times brought this information to us in their article, “The future of preserving the past.” This comes with challenges in preserving digital records, especially those with ever-changing formats. Digital preservation is fairly new,…
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