Libraries Are Under Attack
The President’s proposed zero funding for libraries in his FY2018 budget has many stepping up and out in support of libraries for not just children, but adults and professionals as well. This news came to us from The Hill in their blog post, “Trump drops the mother of all bombs on libraries.” The budget plan, which…
Read MoreCyber Security a Concern in All Organizations
A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from an upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series Orange Is The New Black, after a production vendor suffered a breach. This interesting news came to us from The Associated Press in their article, “Hacker Claims Release of Stolen Copies of Netflix Series.”…
Read MoreInformation Architect Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, semantic technology, 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…
Read MoreCollaborative Efforts Towards Standards
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity. They recently announced the launch of a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections (IC) program: Digital Inclusion through Trust and Agency. Yahoo brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “IEEE Standards…
Read MoreMaintaining Data in Challenging Times
Records management is not an easy job, nor is it a “sexy” one. It has been compared to taking out the trash—no one likes to do it, but if you don’t, the house will start to smell. KM World brought this information to us in their article, “RECORDS MANAGEMENT – Overcoming barriers to gain rewards.” In…
Read MoreMachine Learning Changing Daily Processes
Machine learning continues to be a presence in the business world, especially when it comes to innovative digital experiences. Business 2 Community brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “10 Ways Machine Learning Will Transform the Everyday Digital Experience.” The web content management system market is changing because more organizations recognize the necessity of…
Read MoreAnd They’re Off!
I live in Louisville, Kentucky. That means that, for the past week and all this coming week, everything, and I mean everything, is all about that two minute horse race known as the Kentucky Derby. Balloon races, parties, mint juleps, steam boat races, bourbon, parades; the list goes on and on. For corporate organizations, this…
Read MoreWrangling the Unmanaged Data
Data continues to explode in volume, and the challenge of managing data never ends. Information Age brought this news to us in their article, “Top 3 CIO priorities for addressing today’s data deluge.” Increased acceptance and use of digital technology is producing massive amounts of data from the cloud, mobile, Internet of Things, social media,…
Read MoreUntapped Potential
Interestingly enough, enterprises are using only about 25 percent of their unstructured data for insights and decision-making. A recent survey revealed this, as well as the fact that they are using 35 percent of their structured data for the same purposes. One reason for the lag is that unstructured data is not as straightforward to analyze…
Read MoreUsing the Most of Metadata
In publishing, like technology, what is new today is quickly a “has been” tomorrow. The ability to repurpose content or make it more discoverable has never been more important. Publisher’s Weekly brought this information to us in their article, “Reflections on Metadata.” With the explosion of digital products, that content has been transformed to become a publisher’s…
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