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Amazon Reports Data Leaks
Amazon recently announced that it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for bribes. The Wall Street Journal brought this alarming information to our attention in their article, “Amazon Investigates Employees Leaking Data for Bribes.” As an avid and frequent user of Amazon, I admit this caused my internal alarms to…
Read MoreNew Partnership Improves Academic Library Access
SAGE Publishing recently acquired Lean Library and its associated products to promote the value of the academic library to patrons. This interesting information came to us from Sage Publishing in their article, “SAGE Publishing acquires Lean Library to bring library services into the patrons’ workflow.” In research and academic libraries, getting access to databases with licensed material…
Read MoreAcademic Publishers Aren’t the Villains
In Argentina many local scientific journals are open-access. Public universities and libraries don’t typically have the resources to pay the rates that major publishers are requiring. Therefore, some folks have gotten a little creative with their approach. This interesting information came to us from The Guardian in their article, “Who are the real pirates in academic…
Read MoreThird-Party Developers Facing New Challenges
After the news that the data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had improperly used tens of millions of users’ data for ad targeting, Facebook was made clear that it would make significant changes to its developer platform. This resulted in a pause on the app review process, as well as a number of API endpoints. Venture Beat…
Read MoreData-Driven Visionaries
The Leader’s Data Manifesto was originally unveiled at the Enterprise Data World 2017 Conference. The manifesto counts hundreds of signatories at this point, expressing their support of its vision for data and information to be truly valued and managed as a business asset. DATAVERSITY brought this topic to our attention in their article, “The Leader’s Data Manifesto: Time to Focus…
Read MoreSocial Media Safety
Facebook continues to work on making its platform safer and more secure for users. After the 2016 election fiasco and the following hearings and inquiries the social media giant is using various approaches to censor and verify content. This interesting news came to us from Engadget in their article, “Facebook’s ‘Rosetta’ AI can extract text from a…
Read MoreMetadata Specialist Needed in London
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Taxonomist Takes on Classification
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Who gets to decide? And why does it matter? As part of their Professional Development member benefits, the Taxonomy Division of the Special Libraries Assocation hosts webinars on taxonomy and related topics. These webinars and recordings are Free to all Taxonomy Division Members. Non-members register for individual webinars for…
Read MoreEmerging Technologies Promise Bright Futures
Professionals with skills in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning have bright career potential in the coming years. Analytics Insight brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Machine Learning, AI and Deep Learning to Drive Job Market in 2018. These professionals with emerging technologies capabilities will continue to…
Read MoreFile Analytics and Data Webinar
Data is data, but it certainly can change your business strategy, depending on your line of business. This interesting information came to us from the Oil & Gas Journal in their article, “How File Analytics can lead to more Profitable Acquisitions and Divestiture of well assets.” Acquisitions and divestitures provide great opportunities for business growth…
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