Fingerprinting Technology in Records Management

Experts in the field believe that automation is the best way to address the major challenges of records management today. Just how does automation look in the world of records management? Image & Data Manager brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Artificial Intelligence for Records Management.” One way is through fingerprinting technology. Sample documents…

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Open Access of Tomorrow

In the past we have highlighted the fact that taxonomies exist everywhere – in the book store and even in the grocery store. Is open access following the same trends? The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Guest Post: From Supermarkets to Marketplaces — The Evolution of the Open…

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Peer Review Transparency

Emerging from a project run by the Amherst College Press and the MIT Press, a recent report examines the proposal for a set of agreed definitions for the specific objects and processes of peer review – what gets reviewed, and how it gets reviewed. This interesting topic came to us from the Association of Learned & Professional Society…

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Standardizing Data

Data exchange between organizations and data sharing inside organizations is necessary to effectively communicate needs and news. Digital data standards are intended to facilitate the massive amounts of data that result from the increasing volume, velocity, variety, and variability of newly acquired analytical data, which is necessary for confident, comprehensive material characterization. Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology…

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Supervisory Librarian Needed at the National Institute of Health

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, library science, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…

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Free Webinar This Week: The Disappearing Data Scientist

This week offers a learning opportunity. Plan to join the webinar, “The Disappearing Data Scientist“, on July 12th at 2:00 p.m. EST. As the shortage of trained data scientists threatens to prevent firms from reaching their analytical potential, a new class of products and services is emerging that promises to relieve the stress on enterprise…

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Dual Conferences in Portugal Come September

The 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) is scheduled for September 10-13, 2018 at the University of Porto, in Porto, Portugal. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) annual international conference in 2018 will be co-located at the same time. The conferences will deliver two, parallel programs of peer-reviewed papers, tutorials and workshops.…

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Call for Papers for NFAIS Open Access Conference

The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is calling for presenters for their annual Open Access event on October 1-2, 2018 in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Interested in presenting at this event? Call for presentations is open until July 31, 2018. Open Access continues to offer transformative change in traditional scholarly research that is…

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