Posts by Melody Smith
Technology and Humans
Terms like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) are more common than ever before. But how many people actually know what they are and more importantly, what they are not? The Enterpriser’s Project brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial intelligence (AI) vs. natural language processing (NLP):…
Read MoreSemantic Web and Ontologies
The semantic web, or web 3.0, is often quoted as the next phase of the Internet. The semantic web was envisioned as a highly interconnected network of data that could be easily accessed and understood by any desktop or handheld machine. The future was to be full of intelligent software agents that would head out on…
Read MoreMovie Night Looks Different
Streaming has been popular for awhile, but with the social distancing and self-quarantining it has increased exponentially. Consumers have thousands of movies and shows at their fingertips, available anywhere at any time across multiple various services such as Apple TV+, Netflix, Hulu and Wavo. This interesting information came to us from Broadcast Pro in their article,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Mini Thesaurus Available
Access Innovations has created a COVID-19 mini-thesaurus and it is freely available to everyone. It can be downloaded here. This valuable resource will help those professionals who are seeking to comprehensively search for information about COVID-19 targets. As new areas of scientific research, like COVID-19, rapidly emerge and evolve, it is important to incorporate proper…
Read MoreSemantic Data Modeler Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, 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 evolving.…
Read MoreClassification and Taxonomies
Taxonomies and classification. These two terminologies are frequently used interchangeably but they are not the same thing. It could be very confusing to understand the difference between taxonomy and classification, yet it is very important to do so. Understanding the similarities and the differences could help clear the confusion. Taxonomy is the discipline of classifying something,…
Read MoreDigital Library – Free and Searchable
The UC Berkeley Library recently launched its Digital Collections website. This portal into the Library’s growing collection of digitized materials is fully searchable and free to all. This information came to us from Info Docket in their article, “UC Berkeley Library Launches its New Digital Collections Website.” Under a permanent agreement between the student paper and the Library,…
Read MoreEducation and Emerging Technologies
Education is experiencing a lot of changes these days. Doors closing, online learning getting all the attention and resulting in systems and people being overwhelmed. This interesting topic came to our attention from Dice in their article, “How Machine Learning, A.I. Might Change Education.” Maybe this is the right time to make some larger changes? Artificial…
Read MoreLibraries are Giving Open Lending
All emergency response should involve books. This interesting topic came to us from Publisher’s Lunch in their article, “Internet Archive Grants Itself Emergency Copyright Powers for Uncontrolled Digital Lending.” This week the Internet Archive opened the National Emergency Library—a digital collection of 1.4 million books that anyone, anywhere in the world, can check out for…
Read MoreThe Effect of the Coronavirus on Libraries
The thought of closing libraries feels like a chapter in the worst apocalyptic novel we have ever read. But this is our current reality, for now. This interesting topic came to us from Wired in their article, “Covid-19’s Impact on Libraries Goes Beyond Books.” The Library of Congress helped lead the charge by announcing that it…
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