Upgrading Library Metadata
Since the 1960s academic libraries have been using their own standards for the communication of metadata about resources in their catalogs. Determined to take advantage […]
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 […]
AI Conversations
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer about the future. It is commonplace in many facets of business and personal life. AI-driven chatbots are one […]
Machine and Deep Learning Increase Adoption
Recently Google released its next generation of on-device computer vision networks – MobileNewtV2. Google is claiming a substantially faster process for the same accuracy […]
Open Access to Powerful Tools
Data sets are key for artificial intelligence (AI). This point was driven home at the recent Global AI 2017 award ceremony by Kai-Fu Lee, founder […]
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, […]
The Choice of Words
Words and language in general have always been of interest to me. Dictionaries, thesauri, and as I grew older, the AP Stylebook usually resided […]
Clearing the Fog
We have all been there. It might be in the middle of a professional conversation or social gathering and someone uses a word you […]