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2019 Technological Opportunities
Technology continues to impact our lives in new and surprising ways. What will 2019 bring in the form of emerging technologies to change life in the near future? Scientific American brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018.” Artificial intelligence (AI) will certainly be a key player. Its…
Read MoreCompliance Drives Consistency
Compliance can be a tricky term. Too often we forget that the work we do is not a given, that every decision to spend time, money and resources on compliance must be balanced against both the value of doing so and the risk of not. This interesting news came to us from CMS Wire in their…
Read MoreBlockchain to the Rescue
Blockchain technology allows digital information to be distributed but not copied. Because of this, it might just have created the backbone of a new type of internet. Coin Pedia brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Blockchain Technology Adopted for Land Record, Nasdaq Overstock Already Participating.” It continues to evolve making it useful…
Read MoreNISO and NFAIS Merger Announced
Recently plans were released to merge NISO (National Information Standards Organization) and NFAIS (National Federation of Advanced Information Services) this summer. This interesting news came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “NISO and NFAIS Announce Plans to Merge.” The merger is contingent on NFAIS member approval and will consolidate two organizations that have a long history…
Read MoreWebinar: Hype or Value?
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is hosting a new educational webinar series in 2019 titled, “What is Hype and What Has Value? Technological buzzword or industry innovation?” The next webinar in the series is all about artificial intelligence (AI). AI, blockchain and open source are terms frequently used, especially in headlines. Are they merely buzzwords or will…
Read MoreSLA Webinar on Controlled Vocabularies
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Taxonomy Division’s Professional Development Series is offering a February webinar featuring a familiar taxonomist – their own Heather Hedden – senior vocabulary editor at Gale, a Cengage Company, presenting on Licensing Controlled Vocabularies. A custom-created controlled vocabulary/taxonomy is best, but there are situations in which licensing a controlled vocabulary published by a third…
Read MoreGoogle Partners for Healthcare App
The Google Cloud has partnered with Flywheel on a new technology initiative that will use Google Cloud’s Application Programming Interface (API) with Flywheel’s platform to provide clinical researchers with advanced cloud technology for medical imaging research. Health Data Management brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Google Cloud expands role in supporting radiologists.” The application draws…
Read MoreAI and Life Skills
The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in industries, homes and personal lives is no longer new. Machine learning and AI in business strategies and the development of new technologies has lost that new car smell. This interesting news came to us from Read IT Quik in their article, “Artificial Intelligence Trends 2019: Enterprises to Invest…
Read MoreBiometric Data Under Scrutiny
A lawsuit filed in March 2016 alleged Alphabet Inc’s Google violated Illinois state law by collecting and storing biometric data from people’s photographs using facial recognition software without their permission through its Google Photos service. Just recently, a U.S. District Judge in Chicago granted a Google motion for summary judgment, saying the court lacked “subject…
Read MoreChoose Your Words
Today is Valentine’s Day. When I think of romance, I think of literature. If the word for a book-lover is a bibliophile, what is the word for word-lover? Epeolatry means the worship of words, and that is pretty darn close. I do so love words. Tyler Morning Telegraph brought this topic to our attention in…
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