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Inclusive Storage of Data
Object or object-based storage is a pervasive computer data storage architecture. It is commonly used to manage large amounts of unstructured data. This interesting topic came to us from Computing in their article, “‘Explosion’ in unstructured data is arousing interest and investment in object storage.” Each object includes the data, metadata and a unique identifier. Despite the…
Read MoreDebate Webinar from Charleston Conference
Charleston Conference Webinar Series is bringing an interesting topic to us. Hyde Park Debate – Resolved: All scholarship must be made freely available for reading and reuse. This debate is scheduled for October 31, 2018 at 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST. The debate will be conducted in general accordance with Oxford Union rules. All in the audience will vote…
Read MoreThe Importance of Data Governance
Data governance has never been more important. In fact, Panoply recently announced a new data governance functionality called “Teams” that is designed for proper access to information. This includes being able to control data permissions and provisions to avoid over-sharing of data. PR Newswire brought this interesting information to us in their release, “Panoply Announces New…
Read MoreOntology Used to Provide Consistency
An international team of researchers has set out a proposal for new guidelines on cross-linguistic data formats, in order to facilitate sharing and data comparisons between the growing number of large linguistic databases worldwide. Science Daily brought us this interesting topic in their article, “Guidelines for a standardized data format for use in cross-linguistic studies.” There…
Read MoreData Breach at the Highest of High
In a recent hack of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) automated booking and travel site, the travel records and credit card information of as many as 30,000 military members and government civilian employees were stolen. This interesting information came to us from Forbes in their article, “Department of Defense Data Breach Exposes 30,000 Employees.” As…
Read MoreSharing the Data
A new suite of data sharing policies to drive open scholarship forward and help the research communities achieve their goals has been made available. This interesting topic came from Knowledge Speak in their article, “Taylor & Francis announces new data sharing policies opening up the research lifecycle.” Data is a key research output. Therefore, sharing it…
Read MoreDigital History Provides Insight
Digital archives provide more than just ease of access and preservation of history. In some instances, they provide opportunities for reconciliation. This interesting news came to us from ABC 13 out of Virginia in their article, “UNC Greensboro to digitize slave deed records from across the state.” The history of slavery in the United States…
Read MoreWebinar on Open Access
The Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) is offering a learning opportunity in the form of a free webinar titled, “The Economics and Sustainability of Open Access.” Scheduled on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (EST), this webinar is free and open to the public. Open access creates many concerns and questions in the world…
Read MoreSemantic Interoperability in Healthcare
Healthcare organizations are seeking semantic interoperability and find themselves challenged by Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) that prevent them smoothly exchanging information. This interesting news came to us from HIT Infrastructure in their article, “FHIR May Not Help Healthcare Orgs Achieve Semantic Interoperability.” Healthcare organizations that are participating in the value-based care environment are looking…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence and Customer Service
Syndeo recently released their product, Arcanine, which combines Syndeo’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) technology with an intuitive user interface enabling businesses to create customer service interactions via social messaging apps. This obscure information came to us from Ottawa Citizen in their article, “Syndeo Unveils “Arcanine Release” Delivering Artificial Intelligence for Customer Engagement.” The company’s proprietary algorithm is…
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