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Back and Forth
In the ongoing saga of paper vs. digital, results from recent studies add a whole new caveat to the issue. Digital learning materials are improving student performance in college, resulting in higher exam scores, better grades, and fewer students dropping out of classes. The American Association of Publishers brought this to our attention in their article,…
Read MoreThe Power of the Clouds
Organizations need to store and access files over time. With the growth of data, along with the added pressure to make records management user-friendly, many organizations have looked to the skies for alternatives. Information Week brought this news to us in their article, “No-Cloud’ Policies Will Nearly Disappear By 2020, Gartner Says.” Utilizing the power of the…
Read MoreTaxonomy Learning Opportunity
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) is offering a unique webinar to further your taxonomy knowledge. “Managing Mature Taxonomies: What We Are Working on Now” will take a look at current taxonomy maintenance projects and the tools and processes that help. The webinar is being facilitated by Paula McCoy of ProQuest, Heather Hedden of Cengage Learning and…
Read MoreClassifying the Storms
Data classification exists everywhere, even in the weather. This interesting take on classification came to us from NBC2 out of Florida, in their article, “Weather Blog: How hurricanes are classified.” The most recent hurricane (Matthew) provided a perfect example of a rapid amplification from a tropical storm to category 5 hurricane in less than 40…
Read MoreGetting to Know Your Libaries
Many believe academic libraries and publishers can work together more effectively to deliver on their shared core mission – to foster access to the world’s knowledge across disciplinary, institutional and national boundaries for researchers, students and academics alike. This interesting information came to us from USKG in their opinion piece, “Managing relationships between libraries and publishers for…
Read MoreVisit Us At Gilbane Digital Content Conference
The Gilbane Digital Content Conference was built around the belief that well-designed content is the core ingredient of competitive digital experiences. The conference brings together content strategists and managers, marketers, technologists, IT and business executives, as well as external service providers to learn and share how to put the pieces of the digital puzzle together. This…
Read MoreAI and the Internet
Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to advance on what seems like a daily basis. But has the web kept up with these technological advances? We have smart phones, why not smart web? CIO brought this information to us in their article, “Why hasn’t artificial intelligence made the Internet smarter?” The commercial Internet has now…
Read MoreWebinar Focusing on Search Experiences
An educational opportunity in the form of a webinar is available for November 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. The webinar is brought to you by KMWorld and is titled, “Expand Your Search Horizons: Next Generation Platforms Reset Assumptions and Results.” The gap is increasing daily between the search experience enjoyed on mobile devices and the search…
Read MoreScholarly Publishing Still Has Street Cred
Many critics believe that Facebook users have been influenced by “fake news” on Facebook in their election decisions. Whether you agree with them or with Mark Zuckerberg who adamantly contends this isn’t happening and that fake news is not very prevalent on Facebook, you have likely been a recipient of the trending news list fed by an algorithm. The…
Read MorePolitics and the Information Industry
The past few weeks in politics has been busy. One of the most improbable election results in modern America was the election of Donald Trump to the Office of the President of the United States. What has this meant to those in the information industry? Many companies have held off finalizing plans for 2017 until…
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