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Metadata in Court
Metadata is constantly proving itself valuable in a variety of situations. Most recently, it was used in a whistleblower lawsuit to land a win. This interesting information came to us from JD Supra in their article, “Metadata Plays Key Role in $10.8 Million Whistleblower Lawsuit Verdict: eDiscovery Case Law.” Earlier this month, federal jurors awarded…
Read MoreAI in Digital Marketing
Digital marketing faces the same challenges from technology changes as any other business. Perpetual growth is what digital marketers are striving for and the target is constantly moving. This interesting information came to us from CustomerThink in their article, “The Future of AI in Digital Marketing.” These challenges pressure digital marketers into the search for the next big…
Read MoreReference Data Management Becoming More Popular
The Health division of Wolters Kluwer has released a cloud-based reference data management (RDM) solution within its Health Language® platform. The new RDM offering provides the data management infrastructure needed to establish a single source of truth, enable interoperability and optimize analytics for regulatory and value-based programs. Business Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “Wolters Kluwer…
Read MoreTaxonomist Needed for eCommerce Giant
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, information management, 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…
Read MoreData Modeling Learning Opportunity
DATAVERSITY is bringing another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar called, “DataEd Online Presents: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk.” The webinar is scheduled for April 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Data Blueprint. It will be facilitated by Peter Aiken, Ph.D., Peter has…
Read MoreIn Proper Context
Nouns are important because they provide context to data. Nouns lay at the heart of all data-based planning and big data analytics. Collectively, nouns embody an extremely powerful concept called reference data. Data Informed brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Data without Context is No Data At All.” Reference data comprises relatively…
Read MoreManaging Metadata Across Lines
California’s open data portal has progressed from an idea to an actual pilot. The state is now taking on what may be an even more ambitious project – the use of metadata to interpret its highly diverse data sets. This interesting information came to us from State Scoop in their article, “California to clean up messy open data…
Read MoreWhat is Next?
Technology professionals are looking at the next generation of cloud data centers. With the growth of both public and private clouds growing rapidly, many believe the future lies in the cloud. CRN brought this news to us in their article, “Lenovo Cloud Director: Open Source Technologies Are The Glue That Binds The Hybrid Cloud.” Private…
Read MoreNew Appointments for University Libraries
In a time when libraries are often considered archaic and outdated, it is refreshing to see educational facilities invest in the future of the library. This interesting information came to us from the Grand Rapids Business Journal in their article, “College hires dean of libraries.” Grand Valley State University has hired a new dean of university…
Read MoreNew Way to Search
A new semantic-based search tool is designed to help U.S. Army intelligent tutoring system authors search for existing training reference materials. This interesting information came from Executive Biz in their article, “ICF Evaluates Charles River Analytics’ New Semantic-Based Search Tool.” ICF conducted a double-blind evaluation of Content Retrieval and Extraction for Advanced Tutoring Environments in comparison with…
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