Library Shark Tank Weekend

Mark your calendars today for October 12-14, 2018 for Library Shark Tank Weekend in Monterey, California. Are you curious by nature? Do you love collaborating with diverse colleagues, relish provocative thinking and the interchange of ideas? The Library Shark Tank Weekend gives you an opportunity to kickstart your ideas—or help work on other big ideas—at this…

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Machine Learning and the Pentagon

Word on the street is the Pentagon is set to announce plans for a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC). Venture Beat brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Pentagon wants to expand its controversial Project Maven AI initiative.” Project Maven might be the model for this new project. Project Maven is…

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Cognitive Computing and Humans

The technical world uses the terms machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) like every day vernacular. But for some they are still new concepts. However, there is an even newer term in play – cognitive computing. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “How is Cognitive Computing Set to Reshape What We…

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Interoperability in Platforms

One-stop shopping seems to be the theme of this latest move. Four of the biggest technology companies are banding together to make it easier for users to download and transfer their data between services. This interesting news came to us from Engadget in their article, “Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter unite to simplify data transfers.” Recently,…

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Navigating the Taxonomy Webinar – Tomorrow

While taxonomy development and management may seem like a niche area, there is actually a robust choice of tools to choose from if you’re looking for technological support. They range from simple, inexpensive standalone tools to robust suites with lots of bells and whistles like text analytics and search enhancement modules. But how do you…

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Open Access in Publishing

In every negotiation, publishers are mindful that their ability to control access to their publications is compromised by unauthorized access from such sites as Sci-Hub and ResearchGate. Open access refers to the free and open availability of scholarly content on the Internet. Open-access materials are made available via digital repositories or scholarly journals. Open access…

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