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GRID Joins Linked Data Alum
Digital Science’s Global Research Identifier Database (GRID) is now available as Resource Description Framework (RDF). They now join a wide range of other prestigious data sources on the web of data. By using RDF to describe its data, GRID facilitates interlinking with other datasets using a well defined vocabulary based on human conceptualisation or ontology. Digital Science…
Read MoreSemantic Technology In Play
Expert System is partnering with MarkLogic Corporation so that their information management applications will be powered with cognitive capabilities. This interesting information came to us from Martech Advisor in their article, “Expert System and MarkLogic Partner to Enrich Information Management Applications with Cognitive Computing Abilities.” Expert System has created an intelligent semantic technology that can read and comprehend…
Read MoreA Pokemon Taxonomy?
Not exactly. With the millions of people who have spent the past month walking around outside playing the augmented reality online game Pokémon Go and hunting for virtual pocket monsters, they are also encountering real wildlife as well. This interesting aspect came to us from Nature in their article, “Gotta name them all: how Pokémon can transform…
Read MoreMaking Content Findable
Improving patient outcomes, minimizing medical errors and reducing costs are worthy goals. The key to accomplishing all of these is data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Improving Clinical Insights with Machine Learning.” Data is the catalyst for eliminating unwarranted clinical variation and is essential to care models based on value. However, the…
Read MoreUsing Analytics for Big Data
Machine learning technology has changed the opinion that machines and computers are cold and calculating. They have personalities and assumptions – but with all the semantic technology advances involved, are they as biased as humans? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Big Data Analytics: Do Machines Have Biases?“ They take a certain…
Read MoreGoing back to school?
WebSearch University 2016 provides a unique opportunity to connect with some of the best-known power searchers – the people who specialize in tracking the ongoing developments in web search engines, resource platforms, and research strategies This intensive learning opportunity will sharpen your search skills, introduce you to new navigation tools, and improve your value to your…
Read MoreMachine Learning is a Popular Commodity
Apple has recently purchased the machine-learning startup, Turi. Fortune magazine brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Apple Buys a Machine-Learning Startup For a Reported $200 Million.” Computers that can be trained to learn new things and make cognitive decisions and even predictions are attracting lots of attention. Turi’s tagline is “Create intelligence.” This makes sense…
Read MoreKeeping the Eye on the Prize
It is pretty simple. Companies think information management is about automating knowledge worker processes, predictive analytics or big data, but they are wrong. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Stop Complicating Information Management.” It comes down to helping users find their data and removing anything that makes that process difficult. Even though this…
Read MoreData Management from the Top
Changes are coming to how the government handles emails and digital content. Mandates from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) require agencies to manage email records in an accessible electronic format by the end of this year and manage all permanent records in an electronic format by December 31, 2019. GCN brought this news to…
Read MoreGrey Areas in Plagiarism
Throughout college, I would get anxious when I submitted papers to a professor who used plagiarism software. I always cited my sources, following the correct style format of the professor’s choosing, but there was always that shadow of a doubt whether the words I wrote were in fact my words, or if I had read…
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