Posts Tagged ‘Digital’
The Dictionary to the Rescue
Who knew in this day and age of digital, semantic and virtual technologies that the dictionary would turn out to the hero of the day? Digital Spy brought this news to us in their article, “Dictionary shuts down Doctor Who fans outraged over Jodie Whittaker cast as female Doctor.” With the recent announcement that the…
Read MorePaper Still Exists…Gasp!
It’s hard to believe, I know, but despite the trend toward digital record keeping in the computer era, records management in paper form remains one of the most cost-effective storage options for many businesses. Digital Journal brought this information to us in their article, “Records Management Still Includes Paper Document Storage.” This fact is brought to light…
Read MoreA Different Look at Digital
A recent study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as behind in current technological transformation efforts as compared to the rest of the industry. On the opposite side of that spectrum, 25 percent feel they are ahead. That means 50 percent must be somewhere in the…
Read MoreNew Partnership Utilizes Semantic Technology for Customer Relationship Management
Atento Digital was recently launched as a global business unit integrating all of the company’s digital assets to generate additional value for clients and drive growth across verticals and geographies. Market Watch brought this news to us in their article, “Atento Launches Digital Business Unit to Drive Customer Experience in the Digital Age.” In their first…
Read MoreNew Partnership Enhances Collaborative Technologies
Silverchair Information Systems (Silverchair) and Zapnito announced a new partnership to enable STM and humanities publishers, professional societies, and other knowledge providers to foster engagement around expert content and discussions. This information came to us from Silverchair’s press release, “Zapnito and Silverchair Partner to Create and Enrich Knowledge Communities.” This isn’t a new collaboration. Zapnito’s…
Read MoreDigital Storytelling
At the Digital Public Library of America’s DPLAfest2017, networking and conversations about outreach, collection development, and issues central to the DPLA community were expected, and no one was disappointed. The speakers placed a special emphasis on details that are frequently overlooked. American Libraries brought this interesting information to us in their blog post, “The Devil Is in the…
Read MoreAnalytics Provide Insight
Predictive analytics has opened up new possibilities for predicting future events by studying past performance. Predictive analytics is the use of data, statistical algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data. The goal is to go beyond knowing what has happened to providing a best assessment of what…
Read MoreProviding Access
Open source documentation has been around for a long time. Over time there have been changes in both technology and perspectives regarding authoring and publishing. Open Source brought this information to our attention in their article, “5 trends in open source documentation.” The latest trends move documentation closer to code, and within those are some larger themes.…
Read MoreThe Beginning of the Internet of Things
Ten years ago the term, let alone the concept of smart cities did not even exist. But over the past decade it has grown into the idea of delivering better, more efficient and affordable services at the level of government that has the closest connection to constituents’ daily lives. GCN brought this news to us in their article, “Driving…
Read MoreDoes Digital Increase Reading?
The debate on whether reading “real” books, i.e. paper, is better than digital versions continues. This interesting topic came to our attention from New Republic in their article, “Why Digital Reading Is No Substitute for Print.” Both parents and teachers are asking whether students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print. Computer-based media…
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