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Machine learning continues to find new and different applications. Many of those include analyzing big data to find solutions and opportunities based on challenges. This interesting topic came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Machine Learning Plays Role in Reinvention of Database Science.” Now machine learning is playing a role in reinventing the science of databases. Deep Engine…
Read MoreData Security in the Light
Data security issues are a concern to many. Whether it is a data breach, a virus hack, or poorly constructed information management strategies, there are reasons to be concerned. Now there is another – dark data. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Shine a Light on Your Dark Data.” What is dark data?…
Read MoreAccess Innovations and Access Integrity Complete ICD-10 Readiness Tool
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the delivery of a comprehensive ICD-10 readiness tool for their Access Integrity division. Access Integrity was formed in 2011 to leverage Access Innovations’ award-winning, patented Data Harmony® software in the health care industry. Using their long-established semantic enrichment toolset, the technology automatically reads patient encounter notes to deliver…
Read MoreLibrary of Congress Makes Improvements
The Library of Congress just announced a newly enhanced Global Legal Monitor (GLM), which is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. The GLM contains almost 4,500 articles and most of what has changed will enable them to be more efficient in publishing articles by making the production process smoother. Whatever you are…
Read MoreIs More Data Better?
While having more big data can lead to more accurate analysis of a problem, more isn’t always better when it comes to data. This information came from the University of Delaware in their article, “Big data, big answers.” We talk a lot about big data. We talk about its continued increase in quantity and need for…
Read MoreNew Acquisition for IBM
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced plans to buy Meteorix LLC. This new acquisition of Meteorix will expand IBM’s ability to help clients deploy Workday applications and transform traditional finance and HR. This interesting news was brought to us by RTTNews in the release, “IBM Plans To Buy Meteorix.” “The planned acquisition of Meteorix can make…
Read MoreEthics Educational Opportunity
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) is offering a free Brown Bag Luncheon & Networking on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at their New York office. If you are unable to attend in person there will be a webinar from 12:15-1:15 p.m. If you have between 0-3 years…
Read MoreWorkshop on Open Access
Open access to scholarly research is finally being embraced by governments, libraries, publishers and the global research community. The National Federation of Advanced Information Sciences (NFAIS) is offering a one-day workshop to explore which financial models have the greatest promise in support of open access. This event will be held Friday, October 23, at The Hub’s Cira…
Read MoreYoung Indexers Learn Valuable Skills
Building skills at a young age has long been proven successful. Somewhat different from learning to play the piano, young members of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are indexing historical records of more than 20,000 individuals, making them accessible to genealogists and hobbyists. The Orange County Register brought this interesting information to…
Read MoreClassifying Video Games to Best Inform Their Audience
Trying to decide what video games to buy and play can be tricky; game classification is one way to better aid consumers in making those choices. Most stores classify games by the console on which you can play. It’s more common online to see games classified by the content of the game, rather than the…
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