AI: What is Computer Vision and How Can it be Used by Information Professionals?
Computer Vision (CV) can help us organize, manage, and analyze visual content efficiently so that we can provide accurate and relevant information to our users.
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AI: What is Natural Language Processing and How Can it be Used by Information Professionals?
While Artificial Intelligence is still a long way from giving us the sentient personal assistants we were promised, information professionals are applying AI to improve their work.
Plan for the Risk Hiding in your DAM System
DAM system vendors often employ open-source third-party apps and code to meet important business requirements but their decision introduces risks to a system’s security and roadmap.
High-Tech Lifeguards
As information professionals, we must keep abreast of the latest technologies to ensure the successful management of our digital assets. Technology systems are ubiquitous. They can be found in access services (i.e., DAM systems), technology services (data warehouses), and reference services (internal wikis). Because they are highly relied upon in the day-to-day operations of the … [Read more…]
Are You a Digital Asset Hoarder or a Digital Curator?
Some digital asset managers are having an identity crisis: should we be completists or discerning collectors? Can we be both? Why this should matter to us As storage costs continue to drop we are encouraged to store everything. To keep up, companies will need to invest more and more money to manage this digital content. … [Read more…]
File Fixity and Data Integrity
You have audited your digital content, established appropriate metadata schema, and vetted your new taxonomy. The DAM system is installed, customized, and tested. All you have to do is catalog assets. Right? Well, if digital preservation is high on your list of priorities, and it should be, you will also want to ensure assets remain … [Read more…]