Hackers in the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made many systems and situations more vulnerable to hackers and nefarious thieves. This news came to us from the Indy Star in their article, “Cyber company obtains data from 750,000 Hoosiers in attack on Indiana COVID tracing survey.” With the ongoing growth in technology, it is no surprise that the growth…
Read MoreInside AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the front lines of so much these days. From helping in the global fight against COVID-19 to improving manufacturing, AI is rapidly changing the world as we know it. This interesting topic came to us from Coda in their article, “From mythology to machine learning, a history of artificial intelligence.” Not everyone…
Read MoreTechnology Paved the Ways to Remote Working
Remote working used to be this unicorn-type of employment that only a few were privileged to experience. If everyone was honest, when someone said they worked from home, everyone’s inner voice thought “yeah, sure”. Since March 2020, remote working is no longer a privilege but a necessity. Many staff are still working from home as…
Read MoreMining Data for Insights
The primary purpose of predictive analytics is to identify, with a high degree of probability, what will happen in the future. This separates predictive analytics from descriptive analytics, which helps analysts understand what has already happened, and prescriptive analytics, which uses optimization software to determine the best decisions to deal with the trends revealed by…
Read MoreImproving Search in Academic Publishing
Publishing in the academic world is in the middle of the same digital transformation as so many other industries – just maybe not as far along. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Transforming Scholarly Publishing With Blockchain Technologies and AI: An Interview with Darrell Gunter.” Artificial intelligence (AI)…
Read MoreData Rules the World
Gone are the days when gut instinct and executives’ opinions were the sole basis for decisions. New goals, priorities and principles are driving the future. This interesting topic came to us from Venture Beat in their article, “Predictive transactions are the next big tech revolution.” There is a powerful disruption happening. Predictive transaction processing is set…
Read MoreLooking Behind the Wall
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses would have had to come to a complete halt if not for cutting-edge solutions from the tech industry. Although the work done by every tech team to enable remote work, e-commerce and connectivity has been valuable, the pandemic has seen its share of definite winners. IT World Canada…
Read MoreBusiness Intelligence
For business owners, business intelligence (BI) uses data to enable intelligent decisions and save time, resources and energy. It’s tempting for companies to try to squeeze as much output as possible from their workforce. The issue with this approach is that it’s not sustainable. Stressed-out employees get burned out easily. This interesting topic came to us…
Read MoreAccess Innovations at 2021 DCMI
The theme of 2021 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Virtual is Metadata Innovation. This year’s event will include virtual, invited and moderated sessions including keynotes, best practice sessions, expert panel discussions, invited talks, tutorials, and student and member forums. It is scheduled from October 4-15, 2021. Access Innovatons’ president, Marjorie Hlava, will be part of panel…
Read MoreOpen Peer Review’s Potential Impact
Last week was devoted to peer review and exploring the role of personal and social identity associated with it. Open peer review has become a popular topic of discussion and debate, so it is no surprise that it was included. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this subject to our attention in their article, “Open Reviewer Identities:…
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