Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Sophisticated hackers often appear to be legitimate ones. Hackers have a growing and constantly evolving arsenal of attack methods, putting everyone with a connection to the Internet at risk. This is because everyone has something that hackers are interested in, whether it is bank account information, personal identification or even healthcare information. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information…
Read MoreThe Big Deal in Publishing Webinar
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has released their 2018 webinar schedules and topics. On the roster is one scheduled for March 13, 2018 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The topic is “The Scholarly Kitchen Webinar: The Future of the Big Deal.” The “Big Deal”, package purchasing of all of a publisher’s titles, continues to…
Read MoreMaking All Content Findable
Searching for any type of information can be frustrating if you are unsure where to start or how to define your query. This is true in search engines and public databases. Medical Xpress brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “RefEx, a web tool for a comfortable search of reference data for…
Read MoreSenior Taxonomist for Structured Data Opportunity Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, metadata management, 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 evolving.…
Read MoreDigitization’s Impact on Publishing
Scholarly publishing has been experiencing change over the past few years. There are many reasons why, but the move to digital has certainly had its reverberations throughout the industry. This interesting topic came to us from R&D magazine in their article, “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing?” Publishing and scientific research…
Read MoreAutomation Everywhere
Even though the Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for awhile, it still feels sort of like a dystopian novel title. With minimal imagination you could easily be scared off of any automated home appliance. However, for some it is very new and confusing. It is easy to explain it as the devices that…
Read MoreCombining Powers
When it comes to trademarks, it has never been more important for professionals to work effectively in searching, clearing and registering strong marks to ensure clients have and maintain a competitive advantage. In this world of social media, it requires a new approach. One that acknowledges the experience of trademark experts and one that utilizes the…
Read MoreIndexing Folklore
Many of us have the “word of day” type emails that arrive in our in-box every morning. For readers and writers (and just plain ole’ word nerds), it is a way to broaden our vocabulary or to just give us a chuckle. With social media, this type of outreach has more avenues and applications for…
Read MoreData Analysis on a Precipice
The creation and consumption of data continues to grow by ginormous amounts. Because money follows ingenuity, the investment in big data analytics hardware, software, and services and in data scientists and their continuing education is also growing. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Evolution of Data Preparation and Data…
Read MoreAutomating Life
Automation is key to so many things. In most industries, it is the key to having the competitive advantage. It is also essential for technology to be automated when it comes to applications and enterprises. This often leaves information technology (IT) struggling to keep up. This interesting information came to us from Sys-Con Media in their…
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