Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Managing Knowledge Amidst Change
What is a digital workplace? There are as many definitions of the digital workplace as there are organizations. The digital workplace is meant to be a virtual equivalent to the physical workplace. This requires disciplined planning and management but can play a huge role in an employee’s productivity, engagement in work and workplace culture, and mental/physical well-being. KM…
Read MoreCollaboration is Vital
Historically, information technology professionals made storage investment decisions based on only a few metrics – typically how fast data can be written to a storage media and how fast it can be read back when needed. Reliability and cost efficiency were also included. This interesting information came to us from Network World in their article, “Why…
Read MoreEducational Applications Developed
The Library of Congress recently announced the release of educational applications related to Congress and civic participation for use in K-12 classrooms. This news came to us from Ed Scoop in their article, “Library of Congress launches three new learning apps.” In collaboration with various educational organizations, the applications were designed to cover subjects such…
Read MoreThe Digital Journey of Your Food
On the one day a year where food is front and center, at least in America, it seems appropriate to talk about food and technology on Thanksgiving. Digital Trends brought this interesting information to us in their article, “A language for legumes: Can the Internet of Food help us know what we eat?” The Internet…
Read MorePersonal Information Security Crisis
Just today I learned someone had stolen my credit card information, set up an account with my correct name, address, phone number and email address and had been charging a monthly recurring charge to my card. Despite feeling violated that my personal information is so easily had, I don’t understand their long game. Are they banking…
Read MorePreserving History and Memory
From file cabinets to digital records, the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Publications & Records Management Center of Excellence (P&RCOE) is working hard to go paperless. The U.S. Army recently announced they are upgrading their records management system in a press release titled, “Army records management moves to 21st century.” “The way of the future is electronic…
Read MoreMetadata Coordinator Needed Across the Pond
We want to be as helpful as possible to those looking to expand their career in the fields of taxonomy, semantic technology, ontology, etc.. To that end, we share career opportunities here to shine light on opportunities that our readers might find interest in. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is…
Read MoreClassification Improves Search Results
Metadata and art may not be bedfellows but they do have more in common than one would think. This interesting information came from Fast & Company in their article, “By Harnessing Data, Artsy Hopes To Democratize The Art World.” The digital Art Genome Project wanted to help collectors of all means better navigate the art market…
Read MoreOpen is Not Always Easy
Open data initiatives are becoming more commonplace. This idea that some data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. This interesting information came to us from Vassar College’s student newspaper – Miscellany News – in their article, “Data accessibility trend…
Read MoreMachine Learning Used in the Negotiation Process
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being utilized for strategic sourcing and procurement. LevaData has announced the debut of Leva, which uniquely combines multiple AI technologies with intelligent assistance to drive savings throughout the supply chain. Business Wire brought this information to us from their release, “LevaData Launches Leva, the World’s First AI Advisor for Strategic Sourcing…
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