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Words Reveal Much
Words matter. They reveal who you are and reflect your character. Every child has heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me.” But we all know that is true. This interesting information came to us from The Herald out of Pennsylvania in their article, “Word misuse can…
Read MoreTaxonomist Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata, 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. EBSCO…
Read MoreEducational Applications Developed
The Library of Congress recently announced the release of educational applications related to Congress and civic participation for use in K-12 classrooms. This news came to us from Ed Scoop in their article, “Library of Congress launches three new learning apps.” In collaboration with various educational organizations, the applications were designed to cover subjects such…
Read MoreThe Digital Journey of Your Food
On the one day a year where food is front and center, at least in America, it seems appropriate to talk about food and technology on Thanksgiving. Digital Trends brought this interesting information to us in their article, “A language for legumes: Can the Internet of Food help us know what we eat?” The Internet…
Read MoreApplying Standards to Big Data
Data as assets can be complex. Government entities may find it challenging to account for the basics of data management, but it isn’t easy-peasy over in the public sector either. KM World brought this information to us in their article, “Lessons learned from big interoperability in government.” Locating relevant data via search, adjusting to new regulatory…
Read MorePersonal Information Security Crisis
Just today I learned someone had stolen my credit card information, set up an account with my correct name, address, phone number and email address and had been charging a monthly recurring charge to my card. Despite feeling violated that my personal information is so easily had, I don’t understand their long game. Are they banking…
Read MoreAI Outsmarts Algorithm
By now most everyone has encountered the CAPTCHA security step to ensure you are indeed a human and not a robot answering questions, ordering products, etc. I don’t know about you, but I almost always mistype the first set and have to do another version. Now a new algorithm using human visual intelligence is figuring…
Read MorePreserving History and Memory
From file cabinets to digital records, the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Publications & Records Management Center of Excellence (P&RCOE) is working hard to go paperless. The U.S. Army recently announced they are upgrading their records management system in a press release titled, “Army records management moves to 21st century.” “The way of the future is electronic…
Read MoreAnalytics Tool Used by Military Leaders
A new analytics tool may assist military leaders in making better decisions on the battlefield, all by predicting the motives of their adversaries. This interesting information came to us from National Defense and their article, “New Analytics Tool Could Help Military Leaders.“ By using abductive reasoning, the concept utilizes advancements in machine learning. With a set of…
Read MoreCloud-Based Services are Growing
The global Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS) market is growing in demand and value. This from a newly released comprehensive research report, “Integrates platform as a service (IPaaS) Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017-2022.” This came from Digital Journal in their article, “New Research Report Offers Trends and Analysis on…
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