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Social Media is Ramping up Oversight
Social media has been a bully’s playground since its inception. As much as I personally enjoy connecting with friends and family, staying abreast of life events with those that are geographically-challenged, and having informative, and yes, sometimes goofy, conversations with friends – my tolerance of the etiquette and behavior of many in the social media…
Read MoreRecords Management in a Bubble
Even now, the federal government is still in transition. One of the important parts of the process that has many watching and wondering is how the new administration will handle the technology modernization requirements facing the government. This interesting topic came from KM World in their article, “Opportunities exist to become the first truly modernized administration.”…
Read MoreThe Internet of Things and AI Together
The internet of things (IoT) has experienced a rise in popularity, but it may not be wholly due to its own merits. The IoT is making a difference in the world. It integrates with numerous industries and can be found in many homes around the globe. Adding to that, research firms like Gartner and the International Data Corporation (IDC)…
Read MoreStudents Choose Paper Over Digital
Digital books, e-readers and electronic data is prevalent in homes and schools. As more and more students use tablets and laptops for educational purposes, it is easy to assume that digital content is as good as paper, just more convenient. This interesting information came to us from WDRZ in North Dakota in their article, “Recent study…
Read MoreDigital Storage and Chaos
The growth explosion of content is not limited to one type of business or organization. It is the scale of content creation that makes a digital librarian necessary. This interesting information came to us from Martech Advisor in their article, “Digital Librarians: A Cure to the Content Hangover.” Even with a digital asset management (DAM) system, it’s…
Read MoreChanges in the Librarian Profession
A recent report on the aging demographics of academic librarians raises awareness of the need for more library professionals. The paper, “Delayed Retirements and Youth Movement among ARL Library Professions,” by Stanley Wilder, Dean of Libraries at Louisiana State University, provides key statistics on the graying profession. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our…
Read MoreNew Technologies Every Day
The technology world is and has always been in a constant state of flux. As new technologies enter the arena, this means new ways to collect, store and use data. Many organizations are experimenting with machine learning and metadata as well. Silicon ANGLE brought this news to our attention in their article, “Are machine learning and…
Read MoreWhat the Machines Learn
Machine learning has transformed traditional computing by enabling machines to learn from data. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Machine Learning Use Cases for Data Management.” Algorithms that use machine learning have built-in smarts to use available data to answer questions. Apart from using data to learn, those algorithms can also detect patterns…
Read MoreLearning New Terms
For those who are managing an analytical solution implementation or trying to select a solution for business users, it is important to understand the terms and the features and function of these solutions so that you can select the appropriate solution. DATAVERSITY brought this news to our attention in their article, “What is Augmented Analytics…
Read MoreBack to School
Making content findable is our goal at Access Innovations. Of course, we are referring to technology and search queries in data that has been indexed with a strong taxonomy built according to standards. But if you think back, the Dewey Decimal System also had the same goal of making content findable. This interesting information came to…
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