Posts Tagged ‘Research’
Metadata in Space
NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) provides full and open access to more than 17.5 petabytes of Earth observation data. These data are managed by NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project. This interesting information came to us from Earth Data in their article, “The Common Metadata Repository: The Foundation of NASA’s…
Read MoreEducational Opportunity Around Identifiers
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) Professional & Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division is offering another exciting educational opportunity (in person or via webinar). The PSP Journals Committee will be hearing from guest speaker Howard Ratner, Executive Director, CHORUS on Tuesday, March 7th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the AAP/NY offices. The topic will be Consuming Identifiers: A Path to Public Access. Identifiers…
Read MoreCognitive Computing Used to Fight Dementia
Genomics is identifying the factors that makes some people more susceptible to Alzheimer’s and other aging-related cognitive impairments. Regardless of the root cause, dementias are usually irreversible. Machines can learn, but can they teach us? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Using Cognitive Computing to Prevent Human Cognitive Decline.” Some claim that cognitive computing…
Read MoreWebinar Focuses on Research Skills
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a unique educational opportunity next week for all those interested in honing their research skills. In this 90-minute webinar, EBSCO’s Kate Lawrence, Ithaka S+R’s Christine Wolff and the University of Illinois’ Lisa Hinchliffe will share the latest trends and insights on information literacy within academia. Christine Wolff will report…
Read MoreZzzzzz…
Each one of us spends about one-third of our life asleep. Look at it this way, by the time you’re 75, you will have spent 25 years sleeping. Sleep is part of the life of all higher vertebrates, a critical part. Suppressing sleep for an extended period has dramatic effects on our physiological equilibrium. This…
Read MorePortable Peer Review
The process of peer review is a cornerstone of scientific integrity. It guarantees the quality in a scientific research paper. When a researcher accomplishes something, the concluding step is to publish the results in the scientific literature. To get there, the paper must undergo peer review. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this information to us in their…
Read MoreNew Partnership Enhances Learning
Credo has a reputation as the industry leader for information literacy, critical thinking, and research solutions. Recently they announced it is contributing features and enhancements to the open edX initiative, the leading nonprofit online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT. Library Technology Guides brought this to our attention in their release, “Credo Commits to Learning…
Read MoreThe Importance of Memory
There is a lot of conversation in society around memory, both out of concern with medical conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s and the more common jokes about old age and forgetfulness. In our home, we joke frequently about who forgets more frequently. It might be on a grocery list, a repair schedule or something as…
Read MoreUsing Digital Technology for Efficiency
Digital Science recently invested in a robotic cloud laboratory for life sciences. They brought this to our attention in their article, “Digital Science Invests in Transcriptic, the Robotic Laboratory in the Cloud.” Transcriptic utilizes its automated cellular and molecular biology platform to enable scalable life science research with flexibility and precision. The convenient and simple web interface…
Read MoreWho Wrote It?
In a surprising turn of events, Oxford University Press announced that its new edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare will credit Christopher Marlowe as a co-author on the three Henry VI plays. This interesting news came to us from NPR in their story, “Christopher Marlowe Officially Credited As Co-Author Of 3 Shakespeare Plays.” This is…
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