Free Webinar Address Metadata
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is offering a free webinar titled, “The Metadata Power Hour.” In very practical ways, metadata has different implications for different roles in scholarly communications and like so many topics close to us, it can be hard to sift through the available information to find out what…
Read MoreThe Effect of the Coronavirus on Libraries
The thought of closing libraries feels like a chapter in the worst apocalyptic novel we have ever read. But this is our current reality, for now. This interesting topic came to us from Wired in their article, “Covid-19’s Impact on Libraries Goes Beyond Books.” The Library of Congress helped lead the charge by announcing that it…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Socialism
Before we get started, let me preface by saying this is not a political post. This is a post about taxonomies. If you are a frequent reader, you know I like finding unique examples of how solid taxonomies (whether they are truly scientific or just for fun) help classify and identify a subject matter. This…
Read MoreDigital Challenges
Organizations worldwide are now facing a digital ceiling when it comes to digital transformation. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, ”Digital ceilings’ holding many firms back from reaching transformation goals.” A recent report shows that enterprises need to change their mindsets to achieve sophisticated levels of digital maturity. Conceptualizing digitization as…
Read MoreVirtual Webinar for Open Access Publishing
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a virtual event titled, “Seeking Sustainability: Publishing Models for an Open Access Age”. This event is scheduled for April 2, 2020 at 10:00-12:00 pm ET. In this new and strange time of social distancing due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this event might just be what the doctor ordered. Library consortia…
Read MoreInformation Management and COVID-19
COVID-19 is the one and only topic during this heightened time of anxiety and information management. As higher education institutions in the United States began to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by moving classes online, academic librarians found themselves in need of real-time information — not only about their own institution’s practices, but also how…
Read MoreTime to Shine
We have talked about the impact on markets for technologies that support this new era of virtual meetings and working from home. Zoom has obviously never seen so much interest in their products. But they aren’t the only ones. Tech Crunch brought this topic to us in their article, “Microsoft Teams jets to 44M DAUs,…
Read MoreTechnological Bias
There has been a lot of focus and concern around bias in technology. Recent research has tried to create less biased algorithms, less falsely represented machine learning accuracy and demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI) can become corrupted with bad data. This interesting and important information came to us from TDWI in their article, “Data Digest:…
Read MoreTelling the Story of Life
Taxonomy is the science of classifying living things. Some call it the Dewey Decimal System of evolution, but it encompasses so much more. It tells the story of life – and that is a pretty great story. Well-built taxonomies are the core of successful knowledge management. Pioneered and perfected, the development and deployment of taxonomies…
Read MoreData of High Quality
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers data, visibility and opportunities that didn’t even exist a decade ago. From manufacturing to transportation, organizations in nearly every industry are using IoT-based solutions to drive new levels of operational efficiencies. Data Center Dynamics brought this information to us in their article, “How data quality enhancements at the edge…
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