Browse Aware
With the increase in cyber crimes, it is important to remember that personal identification may be at risk based on the metadata you leave behind while browsing the Internet. Sys-Con Media brought this information to us in their blog post titled, “Automatic identification of users based on page metadata.” One of the key features of Dynatrace…
Read MoreAI to the Rescue
Cyber security skills are in high demand. Enterprises are under constant attack from increasingly advanced adversaries. Maybe it is time to automate? This interesting information came to us from BetaNews in their article, “New AI system helps overcome the cyber security skills gap.” Automation is the answer that many are looking at, and cyber defense…
Read MoreBig Data is Not Perfect
One problem with big data, and yes, there are some, is that many companies are storing data from different systems in different formats. This creates very large data sets that need to be integrated manually. What is the problem with that you say? Besides being time-consuming, it also creates an environment for potential errors. Whenever anything…
Read MoreWebinar About the Role of Taxonomies and Ontologies
This exciting learning opportunity is titled “Organizing Data and Knowledge – The Role of Taxonomies and Ontologies”. This free webinar is scheduled for August 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (EST) and is sponsored by Expert System Semantic Intelligence. The science and engineering of data management for computational efficiency is well-understood. We have algorithms and heuristics…
Read MoreTaxonomy Consultant Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, digital archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. 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…
Read MoreAI Day to Day
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days, and that fact hasn’t gone unnoticed. Markets and Markets predicts that the AI industry will reach a value of $16 billion by 2022. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “More Help on the Way for Democratizing Artificial Intelligence.” There’s more effort to help developers deal with…
Read MoreThe Best of Both Worlds
CIENCE has announced the acquisition of Leadware, an outsourced people-as-a-service company that provides cost-efficient sales development personnel for high-growth sales organizations. Benzinga brought this news to us in their article, “CIENCE to Acquire Leadware, Adding Human Intelligence to Machine Learning.” This merger of skills integrates the best of artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning into the…
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Organizing “ASIDIC Revisited”
Access Innovations, Inc. is arranging a meeting in the style of the historic ASIDIC meetings. The meeting will be September 24 – 25, 2017 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ASIDIC meetings were small and focused on topics relevant to then-current significant industry issues and were held in various venues in the United States and Canada. “This…
Read MoreDigital Catalog Records Now Accessible
Valuable information is stored in the treasure trove of library catalogs. They are important to making information findable, particularly as the amount of information expands every day. The San Francisco Chronicle brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters.” But what…
Read MoreChanging Priorities in Academic Research
Publishers are experiencing a shift in priorities when it comes to the structure of academic research. This is not a local issue, but a global one. Research Information brought this information to our attention in their article, “A changing landscape.” Every stakeholder in the scholarly information supply chain has an interest in understanding the research landscape.…
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