Artificial Intelligence Then and Now

Artificial intelligence (AI) always brings to mind science fiction movies and human-like robots. But the AI of today is far from the creations of Hollywood. MediaPost brought this news to our attention in their article, “Can Artificial Intelligence Make The Online Experience More Natural?” Today, AI gives publishers the tools they need to create a more…

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It’s All Semantics

Semantic search is search that understands the meaning of a natural language query as opposed to viewing search terms as keywords. Simplicable brought this interesting information to us in their article, “What is Semantic Search?” To properly use semantic search, a search engine back end is required that can discover, rank and index knowledge resources. In addition,…

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Accountability in Open Access Publishing

A recent United States court ruling awarded publisher Elsevier $15m in damages for copyright infringements by Sci-Hub, the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites. This interesting news came to us from The Bookseller in their article, “Elsevier awarded $15m from Sci-Hub in copyright case.” The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the International Publishers…

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There is No Hiding

Are all journals vulnerable to harm from piracy? Are open access (OA) journals immune to the threat? The Scholarly Kitchen brought this news to us in their article, “Are Open Access Journals Immune from Piracy?” Authors choose to pay to publish in OA journals because of the increased visibility/citations and fund requirements. It is normal for an…

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Digging Through Data

The volume of papers emerging from the world’s universities is increasing on a daily basis. Estimates are as high as 10,000 new papers being published every day. This information came to us from the DZone in their article, “How Automation Can Help Us Deal With the Data Deluge.” A number of tools have been developed to help…

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First Time Conference Offers Unique Educational Opportunities

Mark your calendars and make plans now to attend the first annual Data Architecture Summit in Chicago, Illinois on November 13-16, 2017. This will be a unique opportunity for in-depth education from leading experts in the world of data architecture. A few of the workshop titles include: Introduction to Graph Data Management, Designing Data Governance, Metadata and Quality…

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Digging Through the Data

Unstructured data is ordinary information not in a formal structure. The rate of growth is not ordinary. Unstructured data is growing at an unprecedented rate resulting in new approaches being considered in managing massive amounts of digital data. Forbes brought this news to our attention in their article, “Artificial Intelligence In Digital Storage.” There are several…

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The Toughest Battle

Records management can be challenging for anyone, but just imagine what the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) faces on a daily basis. This information came to us from The Business of Federal Technology in their article, “White House says it is keeping deleted presidential tweets.” The type and format of records have changed with technology and…

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