Semantic AI

Primal helps publishers prioritize content, ads, and product recommendations for individual users. They recently secured additional funding to build new applications, pursue strategic partners, sign licensing deals, and invest in sales and marketing. This interesting news came to us from Beta Kit in their article, “Primal Secures $2.3 Million to Develop Its Semantic AI.” Primal can analyze…

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Data Architecture Summit 2018 – Early Bird Savings

Did you know that an effective data governance program will benefit a data architecture? Learn from industry experts about why it’s important to align your data architecture and data governance at the the 2018 Data Architecture Summit (DAS) in Chicago on October 8-11, 2018. Reserve your seat by August 24th to take advantage of our Early Bird discounts, and…

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STEM Studies and Libraries

E-readers have made a huge impact in the personal reading methods of bibliophiles and now school libraries are jumping on the digital bandwagon. This interesting topic came to us from Education DIVE in their article, “School libraries transforming to stay relevant in digital age.” As books gave way to digital sources of information instantly accessible from…

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Interoperability in Platforms

One-stop shopping seems to be the theme of this latest move. Four of the biggest technology companies are banding together to make it easier for users to download and transfer their data between services. This interesting news came to us from Engadget in their article, “Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter unite to simplify data transfers.” Recently,…

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Open Access in Publishing

In every negotiation, publishers are mindful that their ability to control access to their publications is compromised by unauthorized access from such sites as Sci-Hub and ResearchGate. Open access refers to the free and open availability of scholarly content on the Internet. Open-access materials are made available via digital repositories or scholarly journals. Open access…

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Webinar Addresses Reproducibility

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is hosting the webinar Linked Databases: Publishing Research Data on September 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM – 12 Noon (ET). Reproducibility is an important concern in scientific research. Science moves forward by corroboration – when researchers verify others’ results. Science advances faster when people waste less time pursuing false leads. Many publishers…

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Making Content Findable

A strong taxonomy is critical to the success a digital asset management (DAM) system and it requires hands-on care and updates regardless of its age. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “5 Signs Your Taxonomy Needs a DAM Update.” Whether you constructed your taxonomy six months ago or six years…

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