News
Taxonomist Position Available in the Northwest
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, 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 MorePersonnel in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a unique online educational opportunity for those in the publishing world. The 2017 SSP-Webinar 1: Hiring the Next Generation of Publishing Professionals is scheduled for March 14, 2017at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST). The event is being moderated by Jessica Loayza, Web Publications Coordinator for the American Institute of…
Read MoreProtecting Data
All businesses are on alert for cyber attacks, regardless of their size. No business is too small to be a victim, so all businesses should carefully review their cyber security efforts. Cyber Law Monitor brought this topic to us in their article, “Protect Against Cyber Attacks: A New Guide to Help Small Businesses.” Larger companies naturally invest…
Read MoreAnnual Conference Focuses on Data
Enterprise Data World is a great event to find the latest and best education on the data topics important to you in 2017 and beyond. The topics addressed at this yearly event include data strategy, data governance and quality, enterprise information management, graph databases and so much more. The event is scheduled for April 2017,…
Read MoreSave the Date
Mark your calendars today for the 2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG). Held each February in Albuquerque, New Mexico, DHUG brings together current and prospective users of the Data Harmony software to present case studies, network and share ideas. DHUG also includes a description of updates and new features in the latest version of the…
Read MoreEducational Opportunity Around Identifiers
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division is offering another exciting educational opportunity (in person or via webinar). The PSP Journals Committee will be hearing from guest speaker Howard Ratner, Executive Director, CHORUS on Tuesday, March 7th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the AAP/NY offices. The topic will be Consuming Identifiers: A Path to Public Access. Identifiers…
Read MoreStandards Were Affirmed by the Courts
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, was pleased to support the recent U.S. District Court ruling in favor of ASTM International, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), whose standards are incorporated into federal law. This…
Read MoreBe Smart About Semantic Technology
Smartlogic recently released Semaphore Cloud, a software as a service (SaaS) platform that brings the Semaphore platform to small and mid-sized organizations and enterprise departments that want to incorporate semantic capabilities in their organization. Miltech brought this news to us in their article, “Smartlogic Announces Release of Semaphore Cloud – a Next Generation Sematic Platform.” Semaphore…
Read MoreWorking Together in the Cloud
General Electric (GE) built its own platform called Predix to help industrial companies manage their data in the cloud. Now they have partnered with a big cloud provider to inspire some business in the Internet of Things. Forbes brought this interesting information to us in their article, “GE Partners With Microsoft To Sell Its ‘Industrial Cloud’ Platform On…
Read MoreNew State Archivist Hired
A new state archivist has been hired to oversee records management services for state and local governments in Kentucky. Beth Shields will assume the position after the previous employee retired after 32 years at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA). Shields has worked for the libraries and archives department for seven years. This news came…
Read More