My name is Bei Yu. I am a Katchmar-Willhelm endowed associate professor at the iSchool.
Information Science Content
In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, it is vital to stay up to date on advances in the fields of information management and library and information science. One of the best ways to do this is by meeting and learning from peers.
With such a rapid flow of information coming in from so many streams of data, there is an increasing need for information management.
In March 2016, Forbes calledExternal link: data storytelling the “essential data science skill everyone needs.” Ted Cuzzillo agrees. For the past nine years, Cuzzillo has run Datadoodle, which provides original reporting and analysis on trends in the data industry. In this interview with Syracuse University’s Master of Information Management program, he defines data storytelling, explains its impact on businesses and offers tips on how professionals can start telling their own data stories.
Tech leaders from around the world recently convened for the first Decentralized Web Summit. The group ranged from the Web's creator, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, to today's leading innovators, and their mission was to discuss a reorganization of the Internet, an abstract concept they call the "Decentralized Web." But what exactly is the Decentralized Web? And how might it affect everyday Internet use? To better understand this abstract idea and its potential implications, we posed these fundamental questions to the following 25 Web experts.