Talk About the Weather
The weather professionals have been puffed up and posturing with graphs, maps and all their Doppler mechanisms for several weeks now trying to predict what the winter of 2015-16 will be like. Will there be blizzards like we’ve never seen? Will there be ice storms that shut down cities, airports and interstates? Or will it…
Read MoreWorking Together Creates New Resources
The Global Academic Division of Oxford University Press (OUP) has entered into an agreement with Silverchair Information Systems to migrate its extensive portfolio of journals and many of its online products to a new publishing platform powered by Silverchair’s SCM technology. PRWeb brought this news to us in the release, “Oxford University Press Announces Agreement with…
Read MoreTaxonomist 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…
Read MoreSemantic Technology and Data
The amount and level of unstructured data available to any organization today is an important source of intelligence. The term big data is thrown around a lot but at the end of the day it is the same data, just way more of it. DATAVERSITY brought this information to our attention in their article, “Using Semantic…
Read MoreAltmetric Teams Up With ORCID
Altmetric has announced that they have added an ORCID filter to their Explorer family of apps, which includes the original Altmetric Explorer for publishers, the free Explorer for librarians, and Altmetric for Institutions. This interesting information came to us from the Digital Science blog in their post, “ORCID Functionality Now Available in the Altmetric Explorer!” ORCID provides…
Read MoreThe Value of Metadata
Metadata gets a lot of bad press. Between security breaches, snooping, and identity theft, it is no wonder this very valuable tool doesn’t get to show its positive attributes very easily. This interesting information came to our attention by Marketing Profs in their article, “Metadata Helps You Create Better Customer Experiences.” Customer service is a constantly…
Read MoreThere Are No Words
A picture may say a thousand words, but what about an emoji? Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an emoji as its 2015 word of the year. No letters at all, just an image that supposedly means “crying from laughter” or officially known as the Face with Tears of Joy emoji. This interesting information came to us from…
Read MoreMake or Buy?
Homemade is often seen as better. It certainly applies to cakes, meatloaf and bread. Notice the baking theme there? But does it apply to homemade metadata management? It certainly has some limitations. Digital Book World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Homebrew Systems: How to Be More Efficient in Your Metadata.” These kinds of…
Read MoreOnline Conference Covers Data Governance
A unique learning experience is planned for 2016 when the Enterprise Data Governance Online event will bring leading industry experts right to your computer. January 27, 2016 is a full day of online sessions with industry experts sharing their lessons learned in the field, guiding you in best practices, and providing in-depth education on the hottest…
Read MoreCreative Storage Efforts
The growth of data has taken many by surprise and has impacted how we manage and govern data. We have been seeing new trends like mobile computing, cloud storage, and social media, to name a few. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Smart Data Governance.” According to TopQuadrant co-founder, CMO, and VP of Professional…
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