The Shiny New City

Smart cities are popping up everywhere these days. Free city-wide Wi-Fi is a popular attraction, but there are some challenges to it as well. Deployments of smart cities will need to become smarter if they want to deliver on the promise of a connected society and provide true value. This interesting information came to us from…

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Information Architecture Brings Order

We have all had experiences where we couldn’t find information on a website or in an application. Most blame that on poor search optimization, but maybe it was poor information architecture (IA). A great experience with a site or application is only possible with solid IA under the hood. CMS Wire brought this news to us…

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Learning Opportunity Around the Changes in Digital

The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers brought a unique learning opportunity to our attention. “How to Survive (and Thrive) in the Digital Universe” addresses the change in scholarly communication technology. Digital innovations from within the community and from other industry sectors constantly promise to disrupt and reform scholarly communication. Open data and open science, collaborative…

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Social Data

Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau is critical for social scientists and economists. However, it is not known for its ease of use. A new technology start-up is trying to change that. This interesting news came to us from GCN in their article, “Startup aims to make Census data easier to use.” Data.world is hoping to…

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Thieves Are Knocking at the Door

Theft is on the rise. A few months ago Yahoo revealed they had been hacked in 2014 and over 500 million accounts were the victims of username and password theft. This is not new news, though the identity of the nefarious characters behind the hacking might be a bit of a surprise. This interesting news came to…

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Machine Learning and Security

Machine learning contributes to many other technologies, e.g. fraud detection, search engines, etc. By automatically discovering patterns that lead to insights and creating predictive models that drive actions, the technology has proven its value many times, and to many industries. This interesting information came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Why Cybersecurity Needs Machine Learning.” Machine learning is also…

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Research Data Analyst Career Opportunity

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, digital archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. 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…

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Webinar Provides Answers for Analytical Challenges

“Improving Advanced Data Prep and Analytics in Spreadsheets” is the latest webinar for those who still rely on spreadsheets for advanced data preparation and analysis, but want to get the most out of their software. DATAVERSITY shared this learning opportunity with us and we want to do the same for you. Accessibility doesn’t always mean the right…

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