Posts by Melody Smith
Share the Learning
Internet Librarian will be celebrating their 20th anniversary at the 2016 conference in October in Monterey, California. For 20 years, Internet Librarians have been leading innovation and willing to try new and different technologies. What makes them different? They share their experiments and learnings so the information profession as a whole continues to expand. Not sure if…
Read MoreBook Signing at SLA 2016
There are many activities taking place at this year’s Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference that is being held June 12-14, 2016 in Philadelphia. Besides keynote speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, there will also be book signings. Featured this year is our own Marjorie (Margie) M.K. Hlava and her book, The Taxobook: History, Theories, and Concepts…
Read MoreFighting Cybersecurity with Metadata
Metadata, the information that describes data, can provide a lot of context to the content itself, without knowing the content. This interesting information came to us from the Harvard Political Review in their article, “Going Dark: Who is Our Enemy?” American government agencies were ranked the worst in cybersecurity in the past year. This is compared…
Read MoreCome to the Taxonomy Cafe
We have already shared with you about The Taxonomy Cafe taking place at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference in June. In this unique workshop, presenters will give 30-minute case studies of a taxonomy implementations. They will cover how and why their organizations decided to implement a taxonomy, their approaches to implementation, lessons learned, and…
Read MoreTaxonomies are Key to Findability
Using SharePoint for document management is common to most organizations. Using it for records management is an obvious next step. CMS Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “How to Get Started with SharePoint Records Management.” Using the same system can lead to cost reduction, better business alignment and better usability. The key…
Read MoreLive Webinar Opportunity for Smart Data
Mark your calendars for July 13th, 2016 to participate in a full-day live webinar for Smart Data Online. From 8:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (PST), there will be sessions focused on education in the latest Smart Data topics including: Cognitive Computing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing. Speakers and sessions include such gems as An…
Read MoreHandling the Growth
Digital transformation is happening everywhere and there is no sign of its demise any time in the future. While many enterprises are focused on how to make that transition, not enough are factoring in fundamental changes required to store and archive the growing volumes of data that is resulting in the new digital enterprise. This interesting…
Read MoreThe Future of AI
A new artificial intelligence technology startup, Semantic Machines, has raised $12.3 million in new funding towards technology that goes beyond understanding commands to understanding conversations. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Artificial intelligence startup Semantic Machines raises $12.3 million.” Conversational AI represents a new paradigm, enabling computers to communicate, collaborate, and understand…
Read MoreExpanded Digital Library Enhances Findings
HathiTrust Research Center has expanded its services to now support computational research of the world’s largest digital library collection housed by HathiTrust. This interesting news came to us from their press release, “One of the world’s largest digital libraries opens doors to text mining scholars.” Previously scholars could only data mine the open-source part of…
Read MoreLibrarian of Congress Nominee Breaking Glass Ceilings
In February 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Carla D. Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, for the open Librarian of Congress position. In the library’s 216-year history, there have been only 13 Librarians of Congress. Information Today brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Next Librarian of Congress: History…
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