Posts Tagged ‘Metadata’
Looking At Data Differently
A unique exhibit is coming to Chicago soon that could give you a different perspective on science, literally. Maybe you are interested in seeing science from above? Or curious to see what impact one single person or invention can have? Inspired by innovation? Desperately seeking tools to better manage the information flood? Maybe you are simply…
Read MorePeer Recognition
The National Archives has been recognized by its professional peers for helping to define the key skills needed by digital information managers. The Mandarin brought this news to our attention in their article, “Archives awarded for defining digital information management.” The National Archives of Australia has won an accolade for its contribution to defining the key…
Read MoreJumping in the Lake
Franz Inc. is collaborating with Montefiore Medical Center, Intel, Cloudera and Cisco in the launch of the first Semantic Data Lake (SDL) for Healthcare. PRWeb brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Franz and Montefiore Medical Center Team up to Deliver the First Semantic Data Lake for Healthcare.“ What exactly is a SDL? A warehouse of complex…
Read MoreThe Value of Your Content
The wave of change from print to digital was, and still is, exhilarating and frightening. Digital delivery opens up many new possibilities, but at the end of the day the quality of your content is still important. However, unless users find your content, they will never know just how good it really is. This interesting topic…
Read MoreVisual and Digital Data
With 3D printers and 3D scanners becoming much more familiar in the workplace and even at home, it feels like we have gone full circle — data moving to digital only and now becoming tangible again. This interesting information came to us from Business 2 Community in their article, “Digital Transformation: Undigitizing the Intangible “Digital Fridge”.”…
Read MoreEnergy Technology
Expert System has confirmed its commitment to the oil and gas industry by announcing an enriched offer dedicated to the sector and the expansion of its sales team to better serve customers in the Houston area. Digital Journal brought this news to us in their article, “Expert System Enhances Its Commitments in the Oil & Gas Industry.”…
Read MoreVisual Learning
Any good salesperson or teacher uses visual inspiration to make the sell or instill the knowledge. Data visualization can help us understand many things better, including very large-scale things like the size of the universe. This is a perfect example, and the BBC does a great job visualizing it here. By presenting data in a pictorial or…
Read MoreExpanding the Library
The British Library and Publishing Technology have announced a new partnership, which will make 5,400 new journal and book titles available via the ingentaconnect online platform. This interesting information came from Publishing Technology in their post, “British Library and Publishing Technology collaborate to make Document Supply Service content available via ingentaconnect.” Journal content from an assortment…
Read MoreTime Warp Data
The Beloit College Mindset list is created annually to remind instructors to be aware of “hardening of the references” – a syndrome where a professor might make reference to a cultural event about which a student would not understand. We have all experienced this and not just in college. In the work place, in social…
Read MoreMetadata Webinar This Week
This upcoming learning opportunity is titled, “Metadata and the CDO.” It addresses metadata architectures, types and categories, and trends with metadata. In post wiki-leaks days and the National Security Agency (NSA) metadata concerns, metadata is now a common term. Many are looking at options to deploy an effective metadata environment. There is lots to explore and…
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