Getting the Most Out of Your Data
Gathering data and using data are two completely different things. Gaining optimum business value from data and the resulting analysis is the goal. CIO brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “5 ways to maximize the value of data analytics.” Businesses are collecting massive amounts of data annually, but do they really know…
Read MoreFindability as a Science
Search and findability focus on making enterprise information and expertise easier to locate and access. High findability and discoverability are the results of a well-defined information architecture and well-designed navigation system. This interesting topic came to us from CMS Wire in their article, “Can Enterprise Search Be Reduced to Two Dimensions?“ Findability can be a science. Much…
Read MoreDigging Into the Data
Although nearly two-thirds of organizations agree that real-time data is needed for decision-making in business, companies often use data from different channels that don’t integrate with one another. This makes it incredibly difficult to translate information into action. This interesting information came to us from Entrepreneur in their article, “How to Use Real-Time Data to Fine-Tune Your…
Read MoreAI Traffic Control
We have all been there. Driving down a main road and hitting every single red light. How frustrating! Poorly timed traffic lights don’t just waste precious time, they also impact the environment and public health. This interesting news came to us from Engadget in their article, “Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce…
Read MoreUnderstanding Intent
In natural language processing (NLP), human language is separated into fragments so that the grammatical structure of sentences and the meaning of words can be analyzed and understood in context. This helps computers read and understand spoken or written text in the same way as humans. Natural language understanding (NLU) is the part of cognitive science interested…
Read MoreClassifying and Indexing
A team of scientists in Austria has created a new artificial intelligence (AI) program to speed up their research. It automatizes the analysis of huge numbers of plant images. JStor Daily brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Botanists Use Machine Learning to Accelerate Research.” The study of plants involves identifying both…
Read MoreWorking with Semantics Webinar
Mark your calendars for an upcoming webinar — Working with Semantics: Technology and Tools (FREE for NISO members) – on November 10, 11:00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (ET). Today’s sophisticated information resources are engineered in ways that emphasize relationships between related but disparate data elements. This webinar will focus on the emerging techniques and technologies that support…
Read MoreJoin Us For a Free Webinar
You are invited to a Zoom webinar on Nov. 3, 2021 11:00 a.m. (MDT). The topic will be Standardizing How We Talk About Standards: Developing SSOS, the Standards-Specific Ontology Standard. Register in advance for this webinar at https://us06web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_2xyL2PoiQ-eDXuZD9pSlbw. What it’s really about is breaking down a Tower of Babel and enabling discoverability and interoperability. You…
Read MoreTechnology Besties
Information architecture (IA) is a science of organizing and structuring information or content, including text, photos and videos within a digital product. IA and artificial intelligence (AI) work hand in hand. The challenge is getting both people and data together on the same path. ZDNet brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial…
Read MoreMaking the Most Out of Machine Learning
Arthur Samuel coined the term machine learning in 1959 and defined it as a “Field of study that gives computers the capability to learn without being explicitly programmed”. That was the beginning of Machine Learning. Today, it is still that and so much more. The Machine Learning Times brought this topic to us in their article, “The First…
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