Posts by Melody Smith
Data Scientists Play a Key Role
The demand for qualified data scientists is at an all time high. The irony in this is few people actually know what a data scientist actually does. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The Life of a Data Scientist.” The most important thing to remember about a data scientist’s role is that expert…
Read MoreMiddle of the Road
There has long been a debate between traditional paper book readers and those that embraced digital reading through various versions of e-readers. There are more than two camps in this debate because some of us like both. I love the feel and smell of a paper book. I love seeing my stacks of book on the bookshelves.…
Read MoreDigital Shakespeare?
Digital content is everywhere. According to a recent survey, sixty-two percent of school districts have digital content and curriculum strategy, and more than half of those strategies include using open educational resources (OER). Just recently Adam Matthew and London’s Shakespeare’s Globe announced their collaboration on a digital project: Shakespeare’s Globe: Performances and Practices, which includes the…
Read MorePlans to Fight Cyberattacks Released
The White House recently released a new directive clarifying the government’s role in the event of a cyberattack. This interesting information came to us from The Hill in their article, “White House breaks down cyberattack response roles.” The directive outlines which federal agency will take the lead in different areas of response efforts in the event of…
Read MoreWeird is Good
If you have been reading this blog very long, you know I like sharing unusual and “weird” taxonomies. I like it for the humor but also to remind us that taxonomies really are everywhere. Apparently I am not alone. At this fall’s Taxonomy Boot Camp, the opening keynote session really spoke to me. “In Search…
Read MoreThe Power of Pokemon Go
It has been years since I played a video game, unless you count Trivia Crack or Words With Friends on my smart phone. So when I first heard about the release of Pokemon Go, it went right on by as information I did not need to retain. Then my friends start posting photos of where…
Read MoreOntology Mapping
Programmers are used to solving problems in code. So if they are not used to ontology, it is easy to understand how much of a challenge it could be to them. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “The Knowledge Representation Corner: Procedural vs. Declarative.” Ontologies on the semantic web are by nature decentralized.…
Read MoreDigital Hub Attracts International Start-ups
Many companies are viewing Ireland as a starting point for accessing Europe. Just recently five new tech companies representing Belgium, Finland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined the Digital Hub tech cluster in Dublin’s Liberties district. This interesting news came from the Silicon Republic in their article, “5 overseas start-ups select…
Read MoreVoila! It’s Magic
A combination of advancements in cognitive computing, graph databases, visualizations, and data discovery have resulted in an amazing reduction in the delivery time of analytics results. Visual querying uses interactive visualizations that enable users to look at and select the relevant data for questions, which allows the underlying systems to write the code necessary to perform…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your DAM System
Content is valuable. More and more content is digital-based and protecting it while providing quick access is the challenge. Martech Advisor brought this information to us in their article, “Managing Digital Assets Successfully: Four Essential Steps.” There are digital assets management (DAM) programs available to help with storage, indexing and findability. However, surveys show that only about…
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