Rooted in Data
The need to rapidly integrate and exchange data of all types among varying systems, applications and infrastructure has never been more pressing. Organizations can no longer content themselves with tools exclusively rooted in relational technologies. KM World brought this news to us in their article, “Disrupting the data landscape again with linked open data.” Big…
Read MoreClearing the Fog
We have all been there. It might be in the middle of a professional conversation or social gathering and someone uses a word you think you know, but you aren’t totally sure what it means, so you refrain from making any comments that might reveal your doubt (or ignorance). It is understandable that no one…
Read MoreSemantic Technology Webinar Offering
CIMdata will be hosting an upcoming free educational webinar titled, “How Semantic Web Technology helps Design-for-Reliability.” The webinar will take place on July 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and will last for one hour. This interesting news came to us from PR.com in their release, “CIMdata to Host Free Webinar on How Semantic Web Technology…
Read MoreHarvard Business Publishing Looking for a Taxonomist
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 are…
Read MoreThe Right Data
An enterprise’s financial and physical assets, combined of course with human assets, are key to a successful organization. These assets are more than numbers on a spreadsheet. This interesting information came to us from Inside Big Data in their article, “A CEO’s Guide to Managing and Leveraging Enterprise Data Assets.” The value of data has long been…
Read MoreAnalytics & Data
There is a demand for analytics, especially in the realm of big data. To respond, comprehensive information management needs quality of data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Impact of Big Data in Enterprise Information Management.” Data technologies have not made a huge impression on mainstream business users. The emergence of…
Read MoreSummer Learning Opportunity
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee will be hearing from guest speaker Mary Anne Baynes, Chief Marketing Officer of Overleaf and Dr. John Hammersley, Co-founder and CEO of Overleaf on Friday, July 21 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the McGraw-Hill/NY offices. The webinar – How authoring tools are changing the landscape between author and publisher – will share case studies from researchers, institutions…
Read MoreIt’s All Semantics
Semantic search is search that understands the meaning of a natural language query as opposed to viewing search terms as keywords. Simplicable brought this interesting information to us in their article, “What is Semantic Search?” To properly use semantic search, a search engine back end is required that can discover, rank and index knowledge resources. In addition,…
Read MoreNaming Conventions
Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics, and the practice and science of classification of things or concepts, including the principles that underlie such classification. It is also one of the few chances scientists get to actually inject humor into the published literature, and it’s a…
Read MoreUnderstanding Knowledge
There are many terms used in relation to artificial intelligence. Some are synonymous and some are just distantly related. Sys-Con Media brought this news to us in their article, “AI Is About Machine Reasoning.” In 1955 Prof. John McCarthy defined artificial intelligence as the goal to develop machines that behave as though they were intelligent. Even…
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