Access Innovations, Inc. Works with ASCE to Launch New Civil Engineering Database
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). ASCE contracted Access Innovations in 2014 to begin transforming their corpus of civil engineering records from their existing relational database into an XML database. To do this, Access Innovations ingested nearly 250,000…
Read MoreThe Publishing World Calls for End to Embargo
Last month, a delegation of approximately 40 American publishing industry representatives met with their publishing counterparts in Havana, Cuba. This historic milestone took place to build bridges of understanding and explore opportunities for greater cultural and economic collaboration. This interesting and very timely information came to our attention from Publishers Weekly in their article, “End the Book…
Read MoreNew Digital Resources Become Available
Gale is a leading provider of library resources and part of Cengage Learning. They recently announced the expansion and rebranding of their digital archive program. This interesting information came from Library Technology in their article, “Gale grows Digital Archive Program to better address research needs and further support digital humanities.” The new Gale Primary Sources program…
Read MoreSecurity on the Run
The investments made by businesses in information governance and security, and embracing three new data classifications could prove beneficial in 2016. As devices are used for increasingly complex processes, data becomes more vulnerable to loss. Tech Target brought this news to us in their article, “New data classifications vital to information governance and security.“ Information technology…
Read MoreSemantic Technology in School
Barbara Kurshan, contributing writer to Forbes recently said, “Our world as we know it is running on artificial intelligence. Siri manages our calendars. Facebook suggests our friends. Computers trade our stocks. We have cars that park themselves, and air traffic control is almost fully automated. Virtually every field has benefited from advances in artificial intelligence, from the military…
Read MoreRight Technology for the Data
With structured and unstructured data multiplying by the moment, most technology companies are feeling the competitive pressures from all sides. Artificial intelligence technology is more and more being seen as the relief they need so badly. Fierce Finance IT brought this news to us in their article, “Will regulatory compliance drive artificial intelligence adoption?” Cognitive software,…
Read MoreLimerick Line-Up
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, some of our staff put together a few themed limericks (or the like) for your reading and enjoyment. There once was a group with no lists, Their content looked, said what’s this? So they contacted the experts Who made them one faster than the dirts. And now all their…
Read MoreVisualizing the Data
We know that data visualization is a powerful tool that can help both scientists and the public easily and quickly understand the scope and context of complex information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting an exhibition showing how data visualization helps us confront some of the world’s most significant challenges. The…
Read MoreHow High?
You know I enjoy finding the odd and/or reclusive taxonomy or classification. Besides bringing a smile to my face, they remind us that classifying and categorizing is part of our every day life, regardless of our profession. This time the topic is a little more interesting than men, clouds and pizza. Leafly brought us this…
Read MoreRecords Management Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. 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…
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