Difficulties in the Classification of Musical Genres
In the world of classification, there may be no subject more hotly debated by people not in the taxonomy world as music genres. As we recently read about video games, genre classification helps consumers find something they might like. Most forms of entertainment are relatively easy to classify, “action” or “role playing” for video games;…
Read MoreConnecting Associated Content
Loop is the research network created by Frontiers and they recently began collaborating with ORCID to link and synchronize researcher profile information. This interesting news came from ORCID’s blog. Loop was officially launched in January 2015 and was designed to seamlessly plug into the environments of researchers, their universities and on published articles via a range of free…
Read MoreWho Will Be the Successor?
James H. Billington, who had served as Librarian of Congress for the past 28 years, resigned his position on September 30. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, Billington came into office before the Internet and all the changes that came with the information super highway. This interesting information came from New Republic in their article, “The Next Librarian…
Read MoreNew Kid on the Block
I wouldn’t exactly call it the next buzz word because semantic technology has been around for quite awhile. However, it is certainly gaining in popularity. This interesting information came from Business Cloud News in their article, “Semantic technology: is it the next big thing or just another buzzword?” Most buzzwords come from a place of…
Read MoreSources of Data
One of the lesser known responsibilities of records management is to identify the best technology available to provide the best service available within the allowed parameters, financial and otherwise. This takes time, a lot of time. And what happens when poor records-management leads to poor employee-management? Fierce Content Management brought this information to us in their article,…
Read MoreA New Spark
IBM is not sitting by while others profit from managing and analyzing big data. The organization plans a bigger push into data crunching by opening a new technology center in San Francisco dedicated to a trendy technology. This interesting topic came from Fortune magazine in their article, “Why IBM is betting big on this new big data technology.”…
Read MoreImproving the Service
Semantico has announced what they are calling a significant upgrade to SAMS, the leader in access and identity management for the scholarly community. SAMS Sigma officially launches at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. This information came from their release, “Semantico launches SAMS Sigma: the next generation in access and identity management.” SAMS Sigma uses a software as…
Read MoreRate Increase Sparks Debate
The Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced that they were hiking the price of publishing in PLOS ONE by $145, from $1350 to $1495–an increase of 11%. This is the first rate increase since 2009. This interesting information came from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “When Pragmatism Collides With Fundamentalism-PLOS Hikes Publication Fees.” Much like the increase in a gallon…
Read MoreLearning Technology
Machine learning continues to find new and different applications. Many of those include analyzing big data to find solutions and opportunities based on challenges. This interesting topic came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Machine Learning Plays Role in Reinvention of Database Science.” Now machine learning is playing a role in reinventing the science of databases. Deep Engine…
Read MoreData Security in the Light
Data security issues are a concern to many. Whether it is a data breach, a virus hack, or poorly constructed information management strategies, there are reasons to be concerned. Now there is another – dark data. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Shine a Light on Your Dark Data.” What is dark data?…
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