Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
Google’s Technological Dream Coat
It has been a long time coming, but a little over a year after Google shared its connected jean jacket designed for bike commuters, they are finally unveiling the final product. Designed in partnership with Levi’s, the new smart jacket takes advantage of technology from Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), which involves weaving multi-touch sensors…
Read MoreWebinar About Open Access Books
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a webinar – “An Update on Open Access Books: All is Not Green and Gold” – in the development of sustainable business models for books. The open access world for books started much later than for journals but at this point there are a variety of different initiatives and…
Read MoreWorking in Reality
Wireless virtual reality (VR) headsets are becoming more and more popular by the day. Data consumption is forecast to explode over the next four years, which is expected to put a serious strain on both wireless and wired networks. This interesting information came to us from CED magazine in their article, “VR Data Consumption to Grow…
Read MoreE-Books in the Classroom
Digital vs. paper is not a new subject. Traditional books vs. electronic ones and the e-readers that make it possible to take a thousand books with you on vacation is not new either. However, electronic textbooks may be new on the scene. The Tulsa Beacon brought this news to our attention in their article, “Saving…
Read MorePreservation is Not Just for Paper
The first International Digital Preservation Day will be held on November 30, 2017. This inaugural event is designed to draw together individuals and institutions from across the world to celebrate the collections preserved, the access maintained and the understanding fostered by preserving digital materials. This interesting information came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “First International…
Read MoreReal or Digital?
Digital is replacing paper in many situations, whether it be in the doctor’s office, the source of your news, or the way you pay your bills. Tech Target brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Physical records management here to stay along with digital records.” Even after all these years, one would think that…
Read More2017 Fall Seminar: New Directions in Society & Nonprofit Publishing
The Society for Scholarly Publishing is offering a fall seminar on New Directions in Society & Nonprofit Publishing. Mark your calendars for October 4, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The event is also offered in virtual meeting format. Society-based and other non-profit publishers face unique challenges in an ever-changing information landscape. How do…
Read MoreWho is the Scientist?
To be successful in business, every organization must find a way to accurately forecast and predict the future of its market, not to mention its internal operations. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Do Citizen Data Scientists Mark the Death of Data Scientists?” Having a better understanding of customers’ buying behavior is not…
Read MoreDigital and Artificial Intelligence in Publishing
Flashbacks of Jetsons cartoons run through my mind when I hear about artificial intelligence (AI) becoming an everyday convenience; robot assistants guiding shoppers around stores, self-driving cars cruising the highways, and automated lawnmowers in the backyard. Is this 2017 or 2117? Talking New Media brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “AI and…
Read MoreTelling a Story with Data
When people hear the term “storytelling,” they think of Winnie the Pooh or maybe Brahm’s Fairy Tales. However, a story can be told in various forms and mediums, like photos and even data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “How to Tell a Great Story with Data.” The approach is simple. Get…
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