AI’s Benefits Continue to Accumulate
Artificial intelligence (AI) has many proven benefits across various industries and in our lives, both professional and personal. A recent study from the University of Sheffield revealed that AI could help to diagnose Alzheimer’s faster and improve patient prognosis. Medical Xpress brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Artificial intelligence could speed…
Read MoreTechnology and Education
Education is undergoing a lot of changes these days. Doors are closing, and online learning is getting all the attention and resulting in systems and people being overwhelmed. This interesting topic came to our attention from Dice in their article, “How Machine Learning, A.I. Might Change Education.” Maybe this is the right time to make…
Read MorePopulation Health and Analytics
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact worldwide public safety operations. Many facets of healthcare and population health management are affected. Smart Cities Dive brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data analytics key to strengthening COVID-19 response.” There is one function that is proving its worth in this layered crisis situation and that…
Read MoreTaxonomies are Forever
As a middle child, I was the rule follower and self-imposed referee to ensure everyone else followed the rules. This wasn’t always easy. However, if I had had the benefit of a taxonomy of childhood/household rules, maybe it would have been easier? This interesting topic came to us from KMWorld in their article, “Why Taxonomy Rules…
Read MoreAI, COVID-19 and Cloud Computing
Two radiology professors and an engineer have teamed up to develop an alternative way to diagnose patients with COVID-19. They are using CT scan diagnostics with the help of cloud computing. Tech Times brought this news to our attention in their article, “Coronavirus diagnostics soon to be powered by cloud computing giant Amazon.” The three…
Read MoreKnowledge Management in a Data-Driven World
Technologies that enable knowledge management cover a plethora of functions that affect all parts of our lives, at home and at work. From customer experience to governance and compliance, knowledge management supports data-driven decisions. KM World brought this topic to us in their article, “The expanding world of knowledge management.” Technologies like content management and search have…
Read MoreOpen Access to Musical Compositions
Open access has extended to music and that makes many people happy, especially during this time of isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic. This news came to us from UCLA Newsroom in their article, “UCLA Library’s online publishing of music scores makes history.” Composers from 86 countries have submitted more than 7,800 musical compositions as part…
Read MoreAmerican Library Association and Digital Scholarship
The concept of openness in scholarship is shared by many in the academic, library science and publishing worlds. A newly released book takes a look at the transformation that is leading to more research, more discovery, and more solutions to small and big problems. The American Library Association (ALA) brought this interesting news to our attention…
Read MoreCan AI Help with the Pandemic?
Executives from major technical giants Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook have been meeting to discuss their role in the coronavirus crisis. One of the many topics was their role in modeling and tracking data. Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data were a key part of China’s response to the virus. Why should that be any…
Read MoreInformation Science During a Pandemic
In the pursuit of effective treatments for COVID-19, many technologies are being explored, including machine learning algorithms. This interesting news came to us from Health IT Analytics in their article, “Data Scientists Use Machine Learning to Discover COVID-19 Treatments.” Algorithms are a big part of machine learning. Two data scientists of the Data Science Institute at…
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