Data Modeling Learning Opportunity
DATAVERSITY is bringing another learning opportunity in the form of a webinar called, “DataEd Online Presents: Data Modeling Strategies – Getting Your Data Ready for the Catwalk.” The webinar is scheduled for April 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The webinar is sponsored by Data Blueprint. It will be facilitated by Peter Aiken, Ph.D., Peter has…
Read MoreIn Proper Context
Nouns are important because they provide context to data. Nouns lay at the heart of all data-based planning and big data analytics. Collectively, nouns embody an extremely powerful concept called reference data. Data Informed brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Data without Context is No Data At All.” Reference data comprises relatively…
Read MoreManaging Metadata Across Lines
California’s open data portal has progressed from an idea to an actual pilot. The state is now taking on what may be an even more ambitious project – the use of metadata to interpret its highly diverse data sets. This interesting information came to us from State Scoop in their article, “California to clean up messy open data…
Read MoreWhat is Next?
Technology professionals are looking at the next generation of cloud data centers. With the growth of both public and private clouds growing rapidly, many believe the future lies in the cloud. CRN brought this news to us in their article, “Lenovo Cloud Director: Open Source Technologies Are The Glue That Binds The Hybrid Cloud.” Private…
Read MoreNew Appointments for University Libraries
In a time when libraries are often considered archaic and outdated, it is refreshing to see educational facilities invest in the future of the library. This interesting information came to us from the Grand Rapids Business Journal in their article, “College hires dean of libraries.” Grand Valley State University has hired a new dean of university…
Read MoreNew Way to Search
A new semantic-based search tool is designed to help U.S. Army intelligent tutoring system authors search for existing training reference materials. This interesting information came from Executive Biz in their article, “ICF Evaluates Charles River Analytics’ New Semantic-Based Search Tool.” ICF conducted a double-blind evaluation of Content Retrieval and Extraction for Advanced Tutoring Environments in comparison with…
Read MoreThe World of Things
We are only at the beginning when it comes to this world of connectedness known as the Internet of Things. The kinks are still being worked out and there are many possibilities for misfires. This interesting information came to us from ZDNet in their article, “This is the dishwasher with an unsecured web server we…
Read MoreNew Opportunities for Access
Sapient Global Markets has announced that the Sapient Synapse platform is registered under Bloomberg’s Enterprise Solutions Partner Program for the inclusion of Bloomberg Ontology and Provenance data. This interesting information came to us from Bob’s Guide in their article, “Sapient Enhances Synapse Platform with Bloomberg Ontology and Provenance Data.” This means business and technology users have the ability to…
Read MoreDon’t Get Tricked
This weekend we celebrated a day of pranks, jokes, and trickery. Some people go to outlandish and extravagant efforts to pull pranks on others, and some let it pass by unrecognized. But how did this quirky custom get started? Let’s go to the library of all libraries – the Library of Congress – to find some…
Read MorePLOS Launches Channels
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) supports scientific communities wanting to broadly distribute research in open and accessible ways with their latest innovation, PLOS Channels. STM Publishing News brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “PLOS Channels Provide A Scholarly Home for Research Communities.” Channels are resources for research communities. Each is a single…
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