Metadata and Its Friends
You have heard of metadata, but do you know what it is or why is it so important? This interesting information came to us from Dataconomy in their article, “What is Metadata and Why is it as Important as the Data Itself?” Metadata is explained in a few different ways. Some say it is data that…
Read MoreSearching with Semantic Technology
We humans by nature don’t like long lists of things. Our brains get easily overwhelmed and, as cognitive misers, we prefer fewer options, shorter sentences and paragraphs, etc. Psychological research shows that humans can only parse seven plus or minus two things at a time—words in a sentence, sentences in a paragraph, menu items, etc. This…
Read MoreArchiving the Past for the Future
1.2 million volunteers worldwide contribute to the FamilySearch indexing program, which brings billions of historical records to life. NewsOK out of Oklahoma brought this information to our attention in their article, “Indexing projects make family records more accessible.” FamilySearch is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its web-based, volunteer-driven indexing initiative. Every week, FamilySearch publishes millions of…
Read MoreHashtag This
A historian, a librarian and a snowman walked into a bar. What? You have heard this one already? Recently, the American Historical Association (AHA) held its annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The conference started on a Thursday, just like the snow and freezing temperatures. The attendees were from all around the world and not all…
Read MoreNew Publishing Arrangements Enhances Customer Service
Atypon has signed multi-year agreements with two leading publishers. The American Physiological Society (APS) and Health Affairs are now part of the widely used online publishing platform, Literatum. Atypon brought this news to our attention in their article, “The American Physiological Society and Health Affairs Both Moving to Atypon’s Literatum Online Publishing Platform.” APS will house 13 journals,…
Read MoreMetadata Tells All
Last fall, a federal court ruling revealed that CSIS, Canada’s CIA analog, operated a secret metadata collection program for a decade, collecting metadata in all information—time stamps, locations, names and numbers. This interesting information came from Motherboard in their article, “How Metadata Can Reveal What Your Job Is.” As if metadata didn’t already have a bad…
Read MoreSmarter Machines
I know, with a title like that the inner sci-fi geek in you just went, “whaaat?” Granted, artificial intelligence (AI) devices may be best known from futuristic novels or or blockbuster movies, but there are some really cool things happening with those technologies today. Government Technology brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Tech Giants…
Read MoreDHUG 2017 Registration Closes February 2
Held each February in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 2017 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) brings together current and prospective users of the Data Harmony software to present case studies, network, and share ideas. DHUG also includes a description of updates and new features in the latest version of the software, which is rolled out shortly…
Read MoreDigital’s Impact on Publishing
Few other industries have undergone as much change as publishing has in recent years. On top of that, customer service demands continue to rise. This interesting information came to us from EContent in their article, “A Guide to Digital Experience Management for Publishers.” Digital experience management (DXM) is all about providing superior customer experiences through a…
Read MoreStandards Across Subjects
Vocabulary standards are important, this we know. This is true regardless of the subject matter – be it medical coding or liquor. This interesting topic came to us from Digitalomnium in their article, ‘Bourbon Whiskey, Controlled Vocabularies, and Library of Congress Subject Headings.” A few years ago one of our staff wrote a comprehensive feature regarding…
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