Posts by Melody Smith
Greater Freedom Provided in Data
Databases require flexible approaches. As size and content fluctuate, so should the response. Modern approaches to database management are becoming extremely popular, the latest being triplestores, which have the ability to ingest diverse data and provide flexibility with respect to schema changes and mappings. This interesting information came to us from Ontotext in their article, “The…
Read MoreThe Power of Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data. New applications are constantly being created and one of the more recent ones came from a team of US researchers that has developed…
Read MoreImportant Roles in Technology
The role of Data Scientist is as an intermediary between the business units and the IT department. A good data scientist explores, designs and engineers business solutions with the best technological options at hand, which is no small task. Data science is a lot more than simply mathematics or statistics. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us…
Read MoreSTM Offers Varied Services to Members
STM is the leading global trade association for academic and professional publishers. It has over 120 members in 21 countries who each year collectively publish nearly 66% of all journal articles and tens of thousands of monographs and reference works. STM members include learned societies, university presses, private companies, start-ups and established businesses. STM is a…
Read MoreBeing Relevant
Building the proper content strategy is not an easy or short task for any organization. However, it is key to enabling findability for users. Tech Target brought this interesting news to us in their article,”Context-aware technology draws customers closer, but not too close.” Companies must demonstrate that they know their customers, and be able to anticipate…
Read MoreThe Data on Data
Big data is a term that has been thrown around for a while now. And while data is indeed growing exponentially – 90% of the data that currently exists was created in just the last two years – big data is about more than volume. The Guardian brought this interesting information to our attention in their…
Read MoreMining for Meaning
Text mining is the analysis of data contained in natural language text. The application of text mining techniques to solve business problems is called text analytics. Text analytics have a broad description and set of responsibilities. It can add metadata to unstructured content, identify components, and convert information to structured form – to name a…
Read MoreGender in Science
The biannual Women in Technology Leadership Round Table was recently held at UC Berkeley and one of the main topics of discussion was the report, Women In Tech: Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Women in Technology: More Diversity Needed in Computer Science Studies.” Virginia Smith and…
Read MoreDegree in Information Management Now Offered
Since we are on the topic of technology careers today, it seems appropriate to share the news that the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences is launching a new master’s degree program, the master of science in information management. This interesting information came to us from the Illinois Business Daily in their article, “Illinois…
Read MoreThe Value of Data
There is a difference in talking and communicating, just like there is a difference in data and information. Data is raw and unprocessed and has limited usefulness. Information is data with relevance and purpose. IT Pro Portal brought this topic to our attention in their article, “What is effective Information Management?” Information management is a field of expertise,…
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