Posts by Melody Smith
Making Data Findable
Findability focuses on the design and organization of information to ensure that it can be effectively discovered and retrieved by users who are searching for it. This interesting topic came to us from CXO Today in their article, “Findability Sciences Trains Over 100 Data Analysts and Scientists in Problem formulation & Prompt engineering.” By addressing…
Read MoreThe Transformative Role of AI in Academic Publishing
The world of academic publishing is undergoing a profound transformation, thanks to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). Traditionally, the process of publishing academic research has been labor-intensive, time-consuming, and sometimes fraught with inefficiencies. However, AI technologies are now streamlining and improving various aspects of academic publishing, from research discovery and peer review to content…
Read MoreSeeing the Impact of AI in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a transformative role in the field of healthcare by aiding in the diagnosis of diseases. This exciting application of AI in medical diagnosis has the potential to transform medicine through enhanced accuracy, sped up processes, and newly illuminated insights to healthcare professionals. This topic came to us from UT Health…
Read MoreEmerging Tech and Tech Adoption
From an employee’s perspective, management is reluctant to adopt emerging technologies despite the potential value to the organization. In a recent report, more than half of employees interviewed believe emerging technologies are out of date once they reach the point of full adoption. This interesting topic came to us from CIO Dive in their article,…
Read MoreStandards and Taxonomies
The ISO 25964 standard for Controlled Vocabularies is going under revision. You are invited to attend a brainstorming session to gather perspectives, suggested changes, etc. This standard includes taxonomies, thesauri, and related knowledge organization systems. This particular standard was first created in 1974 and has been reaffirmed several times. Much has changed in the taxonomy world since…
Read MoreEmerging Tech and Data
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI are influencing and impacting scholarly publications. When considering how these tools are developed, it seems that they are giving rise to more pervasive data literacy among scholarly professionals. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “Guest Post — Digital Humanities,…
Read MoreImproving Lives With Data
Open data and public health overlap in numerous ways to improve health outcomes, enhance research, and empower communities. By sharing and utilizing open data, public health efforts can become more effective, efficient, and transparent. PLOS brought us this interesting topic in their article, “The beauty of (open) data will save public global health.” Public health…
Read MorePredictive Analytics Plays a Role in Cybersecurity
Predictive models can continuously learn and adapt to evolving cyber threats. By analyzing new data and updating their algorithms, these models can become increasingly accurate in predicting and mitigating cyberattacks over time. Dark Reading brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Predictive Analysis Can Reduce Risks Associated With Data Breaches.” Predictive analytics…
Read MoreTechnology and Healthcare
Deep learning has already shown tremendous potential in improving healthcare in various ways, and additional advancements and applications of deep learning arise on an ongoing basis in the field of healthcare. This interesting news came to us from EurekAlert! in their article, “Deep learning method developed to understand how chronic pain affects each patient’s body.“…
Read MoreHow Search Has Changed
Search has undergone significant evolution over the years, driven by advances in technology and changes in user behavior. This interesting topic came to our attention from 9to5Google in their article, “Report: Google making Search more ‘visual, snackable, personal, and human’”. Traditional search engines used keyword matching to retrieve relevant results. With advancements in natural language…
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