Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Technology and Health
A new web-based, searchable directory of health applications is being released to the 800+ general practitioners in Tasmania that will allow them to prescribe digital health solutions for patients electronically. This interesting information came to us from Pulse +IT in their article, “Prescription for digital health: guide to health apps for general practices.” Digital health solutions…
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The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a unique learning opportunity on November 15th at the U.S. National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Managing Digital Research Objects in an Expanding Science Ecosystem will share information about digital research objects (DROs) – digital representations of data, publications, software, authors, etc. These include semantic approaches to assign and map…
Read MoreMoving Forward with Data
Business intelligence in the digital culture takes some interesting turns to achieve success. It is even more peculiar for a foodie-based website. This interesting information came to us from Diginomica in their article, “How Allrecipes is building a data-driven culture, one dashboard at a time.” Allrecipes’ has long been one of this foodies’ preferred online…
Read MoreDigital Culture and Community
A new Executive Director for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has been announced. John S. Bracken will begin on December 4, 2017. Bracken is a demonstrated leader in the field of digital innovation with nearly two decades of experience at philanthropic foundations. Most recently, Bracken comes from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,…
Read MoreThe Difference in Attitudes Towards Technology
Protecting your personal data has never been more important. However, not everyone understands the threats in the same way and others ignore their role and responsibility in their own protection. A recent survey shows that baby boomers (birthdates early-to-mid 1940s to early 1960s) and millennials (1980s to early 2000s) unsurprisingly disagree in their attitudes toward…
Read More2018 Annual Professional & Scholarly Publishing Conference Registration is Open
Registration is now open for the Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) 2018 Annual Conference and Pre-Conference. The best discounts will be had when you register early. The theme this year is Data, Diversity, and Discovery: How Professional & Scholarly Publishing is Accelerating Change & Growth. The event is scheduled for February 7-9, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC. A …
Read MoreDiscerning Data
The volume of data being created today is overwhelming, but wait, its even scarier. It is expected to increase ten-fold in less than a decade. Network World brought this information to us in their article, “Not all information is created equal: Unlocking the huge potential of smart data.” While the amount of data may be growing…
Read MoreDigital Marketing Manager Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, semantic technology, 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 MoreAI in the Sky
Cloud users will see more features and advancements with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in this popular storage system. The Wall Street Pit brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Cloud Gets Smarter Thanks To Artificial Intelligence (AI).” With AI’s branch called deep learning, the data world is experiencing an advancement…
Read MoreRecords Management in a Bubble
Even now, the federal government is still in transition. One of the important parts of the process that has many watching and wondering is how the new administration will handle the technology modernization requirements facing the government. This interesting topic came from KM World in their article, “Opportunities exist to become the first truly modernized administration.”…
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