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Taxonomies in School
We have said it before: taxonomies are everywhere, and that includes the classroom. Education Week Teacher brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Response: Ways to Use Learning ‘Taxonomies’ in the Classroom.” Taxonomies categorize anything, including different levels of questioning and learning. Most teachers are aware of this and likely think of the…
Read MoreNew Vision for Data
The Center for Data-Driven Discovery (C3D) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory welcomed Line Pouchard, a computational science information specialist, who joins C3D as a senior researcher. Newswise brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Turning Research Data Into Scientific Discoveries.” Pouchard had been an assistant professor at Purdue University…
Read MoreDigital Health Gets Boost
Digital processes in the United States are still impressive, even to those in the technology world. It is easy to forget that the digital revolution did not just affect the North American continent. Over the years, Kenya has seen technology become embedded across many industries ranging from banking, telecommunications, retail, insurance and even government. Standard Digital brought…
Read MoreThe Biggest Risk is Inside
Data security for any organization is of great importance. Keeping hackers out of their systems and data is a huge part of their information management plans. But what about the employees? What measures are in place to protect the data from staff? This interesting information came to us from DARK Reading in their article, “60% of…
Read MoreFinding a Safe Place
With all the fear of data security lapses and breaches, it is surprising to find that data on a mobile device is quite possibly the safest. This interesting information came to us from InfoWorld in their article, “Mobile is still the safest place for your data.” We have heard many times from IT professionals and…
Read MoreData on the Go
The prediction that global wearable device shipments will increase from nearly 202 million in 2016 to more than 501 million by 2021 has many looking forward to what the future holds. This interesting news came to us from Health Data Management in their article, “Wearable device market to more than double over 5 years.” “Wearables in…
Read MoreCopyright Changes Might Affect Academics
Some copyright law changes taking place in Canada may impact how learning material can be used in classrooms. The Western Gazette out of Canada brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Potential changes to copyright law could threaten use of class material.” The Canadian Copyright Act (CCA) is up for statutory review this…
Read MoreMake the Most of Your Metadata
The Publishing & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) will be offering an educational opportunity live and via webinar titled, ‘Working with Partners to Improve the Impact & Reach of Your Metadata on Wednesday, March 29th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Two major forms of metadata have become industry standard for…
Read MoreThe Library of Today
Libraries continue to adapt to today’s mobile and socially-connected world. If they want to survive, it is critical to continue to move with the technology driven world. This interesting information came to us from USC News in their article, “Would you believe there are more libraries than Starbucks or McDonald’s?” Libraries are stereotyped as quiet, paper…
Read MorePacking Up
Records management is a tough job for any organization of any size, even governmental agencies. Federal News Radio brought this information to us from their article, “Proposed rule clarifies privileges for presidential records disclosure.” The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is at work making sure there are no questions around disclosure of presidential records, and…
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