Posts Tagged ‘Metadata’
Metadata Stall
After all that has been said and done over the past months regarding metadata security in Australia, it seems the vast majority of Australian internet service providers (ISPs) are not ready to start collecting and storing metadata as required under the country’s data retention laws which come into effect this month. This interesting news came to…
Read MoreFeedback Wanted
Making content findable to users, researchers, professionals, academics, etc., is the goal of the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) organization. Launched in October 2012, this community effort has reached 1.5 million registrations. This interesting information came from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “ORCID Out of the Box.” Recently, ORCID asked for feedback. To help them achieve their mission…
Read MoreAnalytics and Their Benefits
IBM recently introduced new data discovery and question-and-answer capabilities for Watson Analytics to make it even easier for users to extract insights from their data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “IBM Expands Data Discovery and Q&A Power of Watson Analytics.” A half million users registered for this service since its introduction…
Read MoreAccess to Digital Data
What is information governance? Basically, it bridges the gap between those who manage data and those who use it. This interesting explanation came from Baseline in their article, “Information Governance Is Key to Big Data’s Value.” The records and information management role has transformed from organizing paper records to managing digital records, which contain much more…
Read MoreManaging the Content
ContentWorX is a content and records management service specifically configured for use by New Zealand government agencies adhering to government requirements concerning information management, security, and records management. TEAM Asparona was formed following the award of the Common Capability Enterprise Content Management-as-a-Service panel contract. They have now successfully deployed ContentWorX to the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) 2000 staff members. This…
Read MoreNew Resources for Students
EBSCO Information Services has released an online learning platform to help students build skills. This new product is called PrepSTEP. This news came to us in their release, “EBSCO Information Services’ PrepSTEP™ Helps Students Prepare for the Future.” This unique collection of academic and career-related resources offers skill-building in reading, writing, math, science, basic computing, and workforce…
Read MoreManaging Multiple Assets
As digital assets continue to grow, a significant percentage of those assets are videos. All too often, users have a hard time finding the content they need and in the proper format. Searching for an asset efficiently and with the assurance that you have the most recent version, can be a challenge. What is the solution?…
Read MoreFlexible Data
At KMWorld 2015, they know the importance of being able to respond quickly to changing trends and business challenges. This year’s theme is “Agile Knowledge Sharing and Innovation are in the Spotlight at KMWorld 2015.” Being agile can mean applying an incremental and iterative approach, or evolving through collaboration between self-organizing and cross-functional teams to…
Read MoreNew Languages
Search is not the same as it was a decade ago, let alone a month ago. The fact that “Google” is used as a verb is just one example. Not only has the grammar changed, the process itself has evolved. No longer is it keyword driven. Semantic technology seeks based on context. The Financial Express brought this…
Read MoreGoverning Metadata Webinar This Week
A unique learning opportunity is available this week called, “Real-World Data Governance Presents: Govern Metadata – Vocabulary, Dictionaries, and Data.” Governance Metadata is easier to understand and simpler to manage when you address it in three easy levels. This webinar will do just that. The levels are 1) semantic, 2) business metadata and 3) technical metadata…
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