New Partnership Applying Standards
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope) has announced a partnership with Springer Nature to build and maintain taxonomies and thesauri for the global publisher’s various online information products that cover nearly 14 subject domains. This interesting news came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “Scope in deal with Springer Nature to provide thesaurus development and maintenance services.” Like all…
Read MoreMachine Learning and Big Data
Machine learning is quickly becoming a mainstream presence thanks mainly to big data. The machine learning landscape is likely to keep changing over the coming year. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Machine Learning Has Entered the Mainstream.” Much like the cloud, technologists will continue to reinvent machine learning until it will likely…
Read MoreUnderstanding Data Security
Maybe it is because there is too much talk about data security? Maybe it is because users just don’t understand the risk or the terminology? Whatever the reason, how do we get people to engage with the topic? This interesting information came to us from IT Pro in their article, “We need a new language to…
Read MoreEnsuring Findability With the Correct Tools
The overwhelming amount of documents and data that we generate every day are not being safely stored and tracked. This is creating a problem that must be addressed with a strong records management program. Important files, customer records, financial statements, correspondence, social media content, and even cellphone records must be properly handled and archived. This information…
Read MoreDigging Deeper into Open Data
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a two-part virtual workshop on Thursday, June 16 and Monday, June 20, 2016. This virtual workshop is called Open Data Fostering Open Science. Open data initiatives continue to create new scholarly research opportunities through the development of transparent policies, practices and partnerships. A significant part of the momentum…
Read MoreProtecting Yourself
It seems every day some organization has been breached and their data has been compromised. It has happened to insurance companies, large retailers and now a fast food chain. Wendy’s is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some of its locations. This information came to us from The Hill in their article, “Wendy’s…
Read MoreRemembrance Through Archiving and Cataloging
Memorial Day. It’s viewed as the unofficial start of summer. Public pools open, kids are out of school, and BBQ grills are fired up all over the nation. However, Memorial Day is also a national solemn day of remembrance for those who have served our country. The origins of Memorial Day are widely debated. Many…
Read MoreMetadata in the Music Industry
It’s not exactly the group of people you would expect to be discussing metadata, but this is just another example of how metadata touches nearly everything in our lives. This information came to us from The Tennessean in their article, “Music Biz conference to focus on diversity, metadata issues.” The annual Music Biz conference will include a…
Read MoreClassifying the Classics
Taxonomy is about naming and classifying. That can be animals, minerals, music or even genres of literature. This interesting information came to us from The Collation in their article, “What’s in a genre? Metadata, Controlled Vocabularies, and the Folger’s Digital Anthology.” Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, created the system we use today. Categories of…
Read MoreRegistration Open for Data Strategy and Analytics Forum
Plan now to attend the Enterprise DATAVERSITY – Data Strategy and Analytics Forum on September 19-22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s educational program is about putting the business first. It focuses on strategy by using enterprise analytics. It’s more than just big data, it is also about agile analytics, data science, and organizational roles and…
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