Where to Start
Oftentimes when someone is approaching a project like a website, book, etc., they begin with a chart. In reality, more often than not, that chart is really the beginnings of a taxonomy. Even if the subject isn’t scientific or technical, taxonomies help you understand a topic better. This interesting topic came to us from the…
Read MoreManaging the Mountain of Data
Change is taking place in the financial and healthcare worlds. They are seeing an increased necessity to manage data as an enterprise asset, as regulations and policy around data evolve. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Standardizing Data Management and Data Governance Services (A First Look).” Managing data as an enterprise…
Read MoreNew Analytics as a Service Released
Exchange Data International (EDI) recently released a new service – Options Analytics – an institutional quality, end of day feed for options implied volatilities, volatility indexes, volatility surfaces, and options sensitivity parameters (Greeks) on global markets of exchange-listed options on equities, indexes, currencies, and futures. EDI shared this news with us in their release, “Exchange Data International Announces…
Read MoreRecognizing the Best of the Best
Clarivate Analytics has announced its highly anticipated list of 2017 Top 100 Global Innovators. The annual report highlights the most successful organizations in the world that are active in innovation through research and development, protection of their IP and the achievement of commercial success. Knowledge Speak brought this news to us in their article, “Clarivate Analytics names…
Read MoreThe Big Deal in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. On the roster is one scheduled for March 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The topic is “The Scholarly Kitchen Webinar: The Future of the Big Deal.” The “Big Deal”, package purchasing of all of a publisher’s titles, continues to…
Read MoreEducational Webinar Addresses Data Science Projects
Information Technology leaders work hard to keep the life cycle of their systems and models running efficiently, but how do data scientists and their teams fit in that process and do they have the tools needed to successfully get models into production? Open Data Group is sponsoring a live webinar to discuss this very topic…
Read MoreMaking All Content Findable
Searching for any type of information can be frustrating if you are unsure where to start or how to define your query. This is true in search engines and public databases. Medical Xpress brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “RefEx, a web tool for a comfortable search of reference data for…
Read MoreSenior Taxonomist for Structured Data Opportunity Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata management, 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 evolving.…
Read MoreClassification for Those With and Without OCD
Needless to say, we like classification. It is the sibling of taxonomy – two closely related words that reflect the fact that we encounter large amounts of information in everyday life and our brains need some way to synthesize and contextualize that information. Concepts like classification and taxonomy help us make sense of the world by improving…
Read MoreDigitization’s Impact on Publishing
Scholarly publishing has been experiencing change over the past few years. There are many reasons why, but the move to digital has certainly had its reverberations throughout the industry. This interesting topic came to us from R&D magazine in their article, “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing?” Publishing and scientific research…
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