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Online Educational Opportunity on Publishing Metadata
Registration closes today to join the free online event – CHORUS Forum: Improving Scholarly Publishing Metadata – on September 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET. So don’t wait. This educational event will look at publishing metadata and address how funders, research administrators, librarians and publishers can work together to improve scholarly publishing…
Read MoreDigital Transformation Needs Governance
Data governance refers to the set of laws, policies, regulations, authorities and decision-making structures that guide how enterprises collect, share and use data to inform decisions. Failure to strengthen balanced data governance not only leads to harms and infringement of rights, but curtails innovation, restricts economic transformation and undermines using data to its greatest potential…
Read MoreASIS&T Looking at Resiliency this Fall
The theme for the 85th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is Crisis, Transition, Resilience: Re-Imagining an Information-Resilient Society. The forum is scheduled for October 29 – November 1, 2022 and is intended to assist in conceptualizing, developing and implementing solutions for a future information environment that not only reacts to crises, but also helps…
Read MoreData Harmony by Access Innovations, Inc. Included in KMWorld’s Trend Setting Products for 2022
Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce they have been chosen for inclusion on KMWorld’s Trend- Setting Products for 2022. This marks the eighth year Data Harmony has been recognized as a Trend-Setting Product. According to the KMWorld website, “These are the products of forward-thinking vendors that are leading…
Read MoreThe Intent of Search
Many things have changed since 2010 when search engine optimization (SEO) was more concerned with getting as many backlinks as you could and including as many keywords as possible. The focus has shifted to understanding intent and behavior, and the context – semantics – behind them. Machine learning or semantic technology is the basis for most commercial artificial…
Read MoreThe Intersection of Big Data and Blockchain
Today data is being generated in large quantities from every place imaginable – from smartphones to health bands, social activity and even smart clothes. In 2020, every human being generated on average 1.7mb data per second. Due to the fact that cryptocurrencies and other real-world applications of blockchain technology are becoming more and more mainstream, the amount…
Read MoreMaking the Most Out of Master Data Management
As more attention is being given to master data management (MDM), also known as a golden record, it is important to remember it arose out of the necessity for businesses to improve the consistency and quality of their key data assets, such as product data, asset data, customer data, location data, etc. Master data is a key…
Read MoreMetadata Management and Governing Data
In very practical ways, metadata has different implications for different roles within information science and like so many topics close to us, it can be hard to sift through the available information to find out what it means to you. Regardless of experience, understanding or enthusiasm, metadata is important to us all. Good metadata management is the…
Read MoreGovernance in Digital Transformation
With the opportunity to leverage new forms of data and analytical techniques comes significant complexity in terms of data governance. Balancing the opportunities and challenges from the digital economy requires having sound data governance frameworks. Leaders who aim to enhance organizational performance through the use of digital technologies often have a specific tool in mind.…
Read MoreThe Next Emerging Technology
Emerging technology is a term generally used to describe a new technology, but it may also refer to the continuing development of an existing technology. It can have slightly different meaning when used in different areas, such as media, business, science or education. However, the term commonly refers to technologies that are currently developing, or that…
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