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Data Quality in the Journey
The simplest definition of metadata is “data in context”; the who, what, why, where, and how of data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Metadata is the Key to Data Management Success.” Now that more business users understand the role of good data in business success, metadata is commonplace. Without…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Publishing Challenges
As the end of the year approaches, there are still educational opportunities to take advantage of for your professional growth. The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting the webinar Being Author Friendly on October 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). Attracting authors is a competitive business for publishers, so what do they need to do…
Read MoreImproving Automation with AI
Robotic process automation (RPA) is an emerging form of business process automation technology based on the notion of software robots. When you bring artificial intelligence (AI) into the picture, you not only shift to intelligent process automation (IPA), you also might find a more comprehensive option for digital transformation. This interesting information came to us…
Read MoreFighting Fraud Everywhere
Australia is working against cyber fraud and organized digital crime. The Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity indicated that the government will continue to pursue new law-enforcement powers that would allow authorities access to encrypted digital data in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and online crime (such as cyber fraud and child exploitation.) This interesting…
Read MoreMachine Learning Works on Predictions
A new machine-learning tool from an artificial intelligence (AI) startup used 30,000 Wikipedia entries to create a model that allowed it to identify the characteristics that make a scientist noteworthy enough for encyclopedic inclusion. It mined the academic search-engine Semantic Scholar to identify 200,000 scholars in a variety of fields. To complete the process, it…
Read MoreAccess Innovations at the Charleston Library Conference
The Charleston Library Conference is an annual event where hundreds of librarians, vendors, and publishers gather in Charleston, South Carolina to discuss issues of importance to them. It is designed to be a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss the same issues in a non-threatening, friendly, and highly informal environment. The 2018 Theme is Oh wind…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Ontologies
To better understand the complexities of life science data, one company is transforming unstructured text into rich, contextualized machine-readable content with ontologies. Bio-IT World brought this news to us in their article, “A New Machine Learning Approach To Document Classification – A Pfizer/SciBite Collaboration.” SciBite leverages ontologies to enable computers to understand millions of concepts relevant…
Read MoreAI, Machine Learning and Semantics, oh my
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning continues to evolve and advance, researchers have developed a new way for robots to see the world from a more human perspective. This has the potential to improve how technology (such as driverless cars and industrial or mobile robots) operates and interacts with people. This interesting information came…
Read MoreThe Cool Kids of Technology
At the midway point of 2018 a review of the content published and consumed at DATAVERSITY revealed some interesting insights. DATAVERSITY brought this information to us in their article, “2018 DATAVERSITY Mid-Year Top 20.” Machine learning maintained its position towards the top, and another predictable topic – data governance – followed suit. That is no surprise…
Read MoreDAM Systems Provide Governance
A digital asset management (DAM) system consists of the management tasks and technological functionality that helps companies organize their media assets (such as photographs, video and marketing assets) to strengthen their message or brand. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “A DAM Glossary of Common Terms.” Because DAM systems inventory, control, and…
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