Posts Tagged ‘Standards’
Trusting the Standards
Trust is not likely to be a word used by many users when it comes to search results and ranking. The algorithms used in secret by search engines do little to build trust. This interesting information came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Trust and Semantic Search.” Trust is achieved through ascertaining the reliability of data sources…
Read MoreNew Partnership Applying Standards
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope) has announced a partnership with Springer Nature to build and maintain taxonomies and thesauri for the global publisher’s various online information products that cover nearly 14 subject domains. This interesting news came to us from Knowledge Speak in their article, “Scope in deal with Springer Nature to provide thesaurus development and maintenance services.” Like all…
Read MoreStandards are Critical for Success
Standards are not just beneficial, they are important, and to every type of organization or business. This interesting information came from Thomas Net in the release, “ANSI President and CEO Joe Bhatia Shares Insights on Corporate Engagement in Standardization.” ANSI is committed to educating companies about their impact in standardization through Standards Boost Business—an outreach initiative…
Read MoreDigital Consistency Needed
Preservica is in the digital preservation business. They recently became a ‘supporter’ of the Information Governance Initiative (IGI), and will join forces with the think tank for a quantitative research project to benchmark the unique challenge of protecting long-term digital records. This interesting news came to us from Real Wire in their release, “Preservica joins the…
Read MoreJust Another Day
April Fools’ Day brings memories of prank calls to your neighbors, short sheeting the beds of your siblings, and fake blood to scare your mother. What is often called All Fools’ Day is celebrated every year on April 1st by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. Although popular since the 19th century, the day is not a public…
Read MoreDigital Records Require Consistency
Madhyamik (secondary) and Uchhya-Madhyamik (higher secondary) text books are being uploaded to the National Digital Library (NDL) archives in India. This interesting information came to us from The Times of India in their article, “Board textbooks to be archived in digital library.” All the books that have been published by the government for the West Bengal…
Read MoreThe Value of History
In Ireland 1922, Free State forces led the occupation of the Public Records Office of the Four Courts as part of the Battle of Dublin. As a result of the battle, there were explosions in the building and historical documents were lost to the fires. Ernie O’Malley, deemed the leader of the group, was quoted as saying…
Read MoreProper Records Management Practices
There have been some concerns in the Australian government information-handling in the transition to a digital records management system. This interesting topic was brought to us by Lexology in their article, “Records management refresher: Make sure you’re not a paper dinosaur or a digital disaster.” The concerns aren’t limited to just them however. It is typical…
Read MoreThe Design of Standards
There is a need for standards in everything. Now there is a world standard for capturing and conveying the knowledge that robots possess. This interesting subject came from Scientific Computing in their article, “Ontology for Automatons: Standard Knowledge for Robots.” An ontology for automatons was crafted by a working group of 166 experts. The IEEE Standard…
Read MoreSeminar on Standards
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers is hosting a timely seminar addressing standards. “Setting the Standard” is scheduled for November 11, 2015 in London. With standards playing an ever increasing role in journal publishing, this full day seminar addresses the issue from a publisher perspective. This is a unique opportunity to acquire broad and practical knowledge…
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