Posts Tagged ‘Research’
DNA Tells a Story
Nothing tells a story like your DNA and with the widespread DNA testing shedding light on the ancestry of millions of people, there are lots of stories being shared. A growing number of companies now offer DNA tests that promise to pinpoint a customer’s heritage and identify genetic relatives. Millions of people have signed up for…
Read MoreOxford University Press Adds More Academic Journals to Their Roster
Oxford University Press recently announced that it will publish the International Communication Association (ICA) journals, beginning January 2018. Knowledge Speak brought this information to us in their article, “Oxford University Press to publish the International Communication Association journals.” ICA is an academic association for scholars interested in the study, teaching, and application of all aspects of human…
Read MoreLibraries of Interest
Libraries are nirvana to the bibliophiles among us. They also tickle that OCD gene with all the books lined up and organized in a particular fashion. However, some are better than others. This interesting article takes a look at the “15 Incredible Libraries Around the World” and came to us from Twisted Sifter. Their determination of “incredible” is…
Read MoreNew Collaboration to Support Data Science Careers
Elsevier and the University of Oxford have begun a five-year collaboration to develop exceptional research talent in the field of mathematics and data science. KnowledgeSpeak brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Elsevier and University of Oxford announce 5-year collaboration to support early career researchers in the field of mathematics and data science.…
Read More2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) Keynote Announced
The 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting is just around the corner. The keynote speaker for Wednesday, February 7th is Martin Klein, Scientist in the Research Library at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His presentation is titled, “Towards Web-Centric Repository Interoperability.” In this talk Martin will outline the Signposting concept for repositories – a standards-based …
Read MoreOpen Access to Research
Academic publishers should take note of a recent report from Springer Nature that shows there is a tangible benefit to publishing academic books using immediate open access (OA) models. Springer Nature brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Open access academic books downloaded, discussed and cited far more than traditional books.” Among the research findings,…
Read MoreData Scientists and Machine Learning Roles
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the golden children in technology for the coming years. What role are data scientists playing in this? This interesting topic came to our attention from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Data Scientists and Machine Learning Algorithms for the Data-Driven World.” Are data scientists using their skills to develop better machine learning…
Read MoreDigging Around in the Data of the Past
Data mining is the process of finding anomalies, patterns and correlations within large data sets to predict outcomes. Using a broad range of techniques, this information can be used in a variety of processes. Applying data mining techniques to history often uncovers interesting data and trends in the archives. IT Technology Review brought this very…
Read MoreMaking It Easier to Share
Scholarly sharing is the foundation upon which a collective body of knowledge grows. Technology has definitely improved the speed and ease of sharing, but the practice dates back to when the very first scholarly journal was created 350 years ago. This topic came to us from Research Information in the article, “How Can I Share it?”…
Read MoreLearning New Ways to Learn
Digital humanities sounds like an oxymoron at first glance, but the term has been floating around for over a decade and still a precise definition is difficult to pin down. Dhaka Tribune brought this news to our attention in their article, “The humanities go digital.” Data, database, and metadata are the initial concepts but at its core,…
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