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Peer Review Transparency
Emerging from a project run by the Amherst College Press and the MIT Press, a recent report examines the proposal for a set of agreed definitions for the specific objects and processes of peer review – what gets reviewed, and how it gets reviewed. This interesting topic came to us from the Association of Learned & Professional Society…
Read MoreStandardizing Data
Data exchange between organizations and data sharing inside organizations is necessary to effectively communicate needs and news. Digital data standards are intended to facilitate the massive amounts of data that result from the increasing volume, velocity, variety, and variability of newly acquired analytical data, which is necessary for confident, comprehensive material characterization. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology…
Read MoreSupervisory Librarian Needed at the National Institute of Health
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, library science, 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…
Read MoreFree Webinar This Week: The Disappearing Data Scientist
This week offers a learning opportunity. Plan to join the webinar, “The Disappearing Data Scientist“, on July 12th at 2:00 p.m. EST. As the shortage of trained data scientists threatens to prevent firms from reaching their analytical potential, a new class of products and services is emerging that promises to relieve the stress on enterprise…
Read MoreDual Conferences in Portugal Come September
The 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) is scheduled for September 10-13, 2018 at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) annual international conference in 2018 will be co-located at the same time. The conferences will deliver two, parallel programs of peer-reviewed papers, tutorials and workshops.…
Read MoreCall for Papers for NFAIS Open Access Conference
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is calling for presenters for their annual Open Access event on October 1-2, 2018 in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Interested in presenting at this event? Call for presentations is open until July 31, 2018. Open Access continues to offer transformative change in traditional scholarly research that is…
Read MoreDirector for Program Strategy Needed
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 MoreWebinar Addresses AI in the Global Educational Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling a new data-driven approach to the design and delivery of instruction. Cloud-based AI tools automatically collect and analyze data from learners, making them analytics tools as much as learning tools. In education, machine-learning algorithms applied to learner data accelerate improvements in system performance. Teachers and administrators can use the resulting…
Read MoreLiterary Publishing Faces Challenges
Recent book sales reflect a troubling decline in literary fiction on a broad scale. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reported last year that adult fiction sales fell 7.8 percent in 2016, compared to the year before—and have fallen a staggering 23 percent since 2012. The New Republic brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The fate of…
Read MoreThe Challenges With AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to fill the headlines each and every day. New advances, new applications and new ways for AI to change and improve our lives. This all powerful technology with seemingly endless possibilities actually does have some restrictions and limitations. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “Seven Things Artificial…
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