New Platform for Academic Publishing

Cambridge University Press recently announced the expansion of Author Hub into a new, integrated online platform for book authors. This news came to us from STM Publishing in their article, “Cambridge University Press Announces New Home for Authors.” Author Hub originally launched in 2013 and offers services for current and prospective authors spanning all three of the…

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Ransomware Attacks Large City Network

Ransomware attacks have grown in number in recent months, but their targets remained predominantly healthcare. That has now changed. This information came to us from ABC News in their article, “City of Atlanta computer network hit by ransomware attack.” According to some city officials, the city of Atlanta’s computer network was the victim of a ransomware cyber…

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Security Issues with Health Data

A recent study revealed that only 6% of the typical IT budget allotted in hospitals is devoted to cybersecurity. This is one of the most common areas that is repeatedly being attacked with ransomware and affected by data breaches. Information Week brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Saving Lives Starts with Protecting Our…

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Intelligent Data Management

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques such as natural language processing, machine learning, text mining, information extraction, ontology development, and Web-based learning are used in a variety of industries and in a variety of applications. Digital knowledge management is a relatively new development in the maritime sector and one that is making smarter use of time and technology.…

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New Online Access to Supreme Court History at Library of Congress

More than 225 years of Supreme Court decisions acquired by the Library of Congress are now publicly available online. The Library of Congress shared their latest news with us in the release, “Historical Supreme Court Cases Now Online.” The Library has made available more than 35,000 cases that were published in the printed bound editions…

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Webinar Series on Scholarly Publishing

The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is offering a unique online webinar educational opportunity titled, “Trust, Truth and Scholarly Publishing: Publishing without perishing.” It is scheduled for April 26, 2018 at 10-11am EDT. Scholarly publishing can sometimes be challenging, but almost always has high publication rate and novel, newsworthy output. How can…

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Learning from AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) activity has been accelerating and the world’s top technology companies are leading the way. From self-driving vehicles to home devices controlling the HVAC systems, AI is now making inroads into the business enterprise. Information Week brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “AI Begins to Infiltrate the Enterprise.” Many business leaders…

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