Consistency with Standards
This interesting topic came from The Ancient World Online blog, in their post,”Reception of Antiquity in a Semantic Network: Digital Books, Images and Objects.” The aim of the project “Reception of...
View ArticleConsistency for Consumers
Under pressure from online retailers, brick-and-mortar operations are finding the battle to stay relevant tough. Many, but not all, have decided to do a hybrid e-commerce option to their walk-in point...
View ArticleRecords Management Needs Standards
The University of Ghana has launched a Records Management and Archives Policy to provide a framework for ensuring that accurate records of the business activities of the university are created,...
View ArticleIntelligence of All Kinds
Artificial intelligence has come a long way from the character Data on Star Trek, and even farther from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is now part of our daily habits, i.e. Apple’s Siri. This interesting...
View ArticleData Analysis in a Standards-Challenged World
We deal pretty heavily around here in words, what they mean, and how they’re used. It should go without saying, but it’s a fundamental part of what we do and is what makes us so concerned with...
View ArticleProtecting the Source
The Australian federal government’s data retention package is close to its end. If one particular bill is passed, many believe journalists and their sources will face an even more difficult reporting...
View ArticleReining in the Standards
No one can contest the value of a quality records management system. It is key for any organization: hospitals, schools—and even prisons. A U.S. Department of Justice review found that inadequate...
View ArticleFinding Data in No-Standards Indexing
For the average reader, details like hyphens may seem irrelevant to the content and overall message. But those in the taxonomy field understand all too well how important details can be in classifying...
View ArticleStandards in Open Source
UC Davis, University Library, and the California Digital Library are leading a new project to help define the future of open access to scholarship. The Davis Enterprise brought this information to us...
View ArticleOntologies Bring Consistency to the Project
The Pistoia Alliance is a global, not-for-profit alliance of life science organizations that work together to lower barriers to innovation in research and development (R&D). They recently announced...
View ArticleThe Standards of Taxonomies
For the average reader, details like hyphens may seem irrelevant to the content and overall message. But those in the taxonomy field understand all too well how important details can be in classifying...
View ArticleNetworking Opportunities
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is offering some educational and networking opportunities next month. The first one up can be attended in-person or via webinar. The Professional/Scholarly...
View ArticleSpeaking of Standards
EBSCO Information Services fully supports the final recommendations of the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) working group for best practices for discovery services. In the ODI, several objectives are...
View ArticleStanding up to Standards
Classification takes on many different styles and approaches. For instance, these videos are a good example of sunspot classification brought to life in visual and yes, audio, if you count the 1980s...
View ArticleStandardizing Artificial Intelligence
There are standards for everything, or at least there should be. Now there is a world standard for capturing and conveying the knowledge that robots possess. This interesting subject came from...
View ArticleStandards in Textbooks
Book lovers everywhere understand how difficult it was for us to give up the feel and smell of real books in our hands after the release of e-readers drew us to the dark side. I resisted for a while,...
View ArticleSeminar 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...
View ArticleRules of Records Management
Records management has become easier and more difficult all because of recent advancements in technology. With the speed of indexing and retrieving comes more rules and more regulations, which are...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe Need for Standards
We already know the value of standards. In the world of ecological data, there is a lack of consensus on standardization of metadata, which obstructs studies. This interesting information came from 7th...
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