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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online platforms, transforming how we communicate and share stories globally. Museums, forced to close during this period, shifted their activities online, making digital resources and exhibitions more relevant to everyone. Research has shown a significant shift towards digital initiatives in museums during the pandemic, but also has questioned their preparedness and the degree of innovation of their digital initiatives. Concurrently, the pandemic resurfaced social and geopolitical inequalities, exemplified by the global response to George Floyd's murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. These events raise important questions about the role of museums and their online presence in addressing societal challenges. What stories are museums presenting? Where do these stories originate, and from what perspectives are they told? Who are their intended audiences? This chapter adopts digital narratology—a theory that studies digital narratives and storytelling—to interrogate the effectiveness of museums digital resources to truly support social justice.

A complex model for forecasting time series of environmental pollution indicators is described, considering the aggregation of various forecasting models, which are formed based on predictive statistical analysis of pollution indicators and have an adaptive nature. The model differs from known models by providing the possibility of adapting the model parameters to changes in the state of the environment, which is especially important in the conditions of using such models in monitoring systems. Th e complex forecasting model includes higher-order exponential smoothing, Holt, Winters, moving average, weighted moving average, and autoregression models. All the parameters set in these models are related to the Hurst index, which is calculated based on predictive fractal statistical analysis of the time series. Relevant descriptions and justifications are given. Using such a model as part of the econometric system will help predict and respond more effectively to possible changes in the values of pollution parameters. In particular, the persistence of the time series of pollution parameters can mean a stable trend of increasing or decreasing pollution. Suppose the time series becomes close to random or ergodic. In that case, this may mean an emergency or additional erratic emissions in the region that must be monitored. The described model is a forecasting model that is part of the system for monitoring environmental pollution parameters. In the future, a model for forecasting the pollution level in different regions of the People's Republic of China will be implemented.

The model for choosing rational diversification strategies of construction companies based on an expert assessment of construction's technical and economic parameters is described, which considers the most significant indicators and the advantages of participants in the construction process. These advantages and the features of diversification strategies are included in the indicators of the diversification center, which should be created in the construction company. Since this task is complex and requires the involvement of a separate team of experts, if it is impossible to create such a center within the st ructure of a construction company, it is necessary to involve a consulting company that deals with this problem. The method of evaluating diversification strategies of construction companies has been improved, which is distinguished by taking into account changes in the structure of companies' organizational environments and allowing them to increase their management efficiency. This method is based on expert assessment and considers the opinions of all participants in the construction process: owners, developers, investors, general contractors and designers. In the future, the method described will be implemented in the activities of construction companies, and the obtained results will be verified. Implementing the method of formation and evaluation of diversification strategies is an essential component of ensuring the stability of the development of construction companies and obtaining their profits. The obtained results, both theoretically and practically, serve as a basis for further scientific and applied research aimed at improving various aspects of the management of construction companies. The described tools are essential practically for construction companies and holdings. In the long term, the use of the developed methods and models will positively impact the development of the country's construction industry as a whole.

The study is devoted to the construction of a mathematical model of the yield of agricultural crops, which includes three components: trend, seasonal, and random. The developed model shows the dependence of yield on phenological indicators, the quality of land resources, management efficiency, and other random factors. The trend and seasonal components of the yield model do not depend on random factors and can therefore be used to predict yield. It is proposed to consider the trend component of the model as a piecewise linear function, and the seasonal component of the model as a linear harmonic regression. A method for analyzing multispectral images with consideration of geoinformation data has been developed to assess phenological indicators. This method includes determining the threshold value using Otsu method to find the density of the agricultural crop in the field. Data on crop density, supplemented with geodata about the plot boundaries, are used to calculate the yield. A comparison of yield forecasts for three crops in the Chernihiv region was made using observations of the phenological indicators of crops throughout the year and over 3 months. It was found that yield is significantly determined by plant development in the first months after germination. The comparison of yield forecasts was made with data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and forecasts made using the WOFOST simulation model. It was established that the average relative error of yield prediction using the developed model is 2.96% when using observations of the phenological indicators of crops throughout the year and 4.51% when observing over 3 months. This accuracy is sufficient and comparable to the average accuracy of predictions based on the WOFOST model, which is 3.62%).

In the study, a dashboard was designed to optimize decision making on technical incidents in the savings and credit support area, aligned with the organizational vision and multiple perspectives. The Extreme Programming (XP) methodology and Data Access and Business Object patterns with MySQL were adopted, selecting thirteen users through convenience sampling for the evaluation of the system, and data was collected through surveys and direct observation. The results show that the system has reliability (61.54%), usability (53.58%), runtime response (61.54%), reduced operating costs (84.62%) and improved control (92.31%) and this improves information management and decision making on maintenance, allowing efficient control of processes, reducing time and costs, increasing productivity. Users rated the system as excellent, 92% improvement in information management. The developed dashboard met the needs, solved the problems identified by the users and increased flexibility and speed in operations. The implementation of the comprehensive system dashboard proved to be a valuable tool for the support area, providing tangible benefits for the organization and management, contributing significantly to the optimization of technical incidents., En el estudio se diseñó un dashboard para la optimización de toma de decisiones sobre incidencias técnicas en el área de soporte de ahorro y crédito, alineado con la visión organizacional y múltiples perspectivas. Se adoptó la metodología de Programación Extrema (XP) y patrones Data Access y Business Object con MySQL, seleccionando trece usuarios mediante un muestreo por conveniencia para la evaluación del sistema, y se recopilaron datos a través de encuestas y observación directa. Los resultados muestran que el sistema tiene confiabilidad (61.54%), usabilidad (53.58%) respuesta en tiempo de ejecución (61.54%), reducción de costos de operación (84.62 %) y mejora de control (92.31%) y esto mejora la gestión de información y la toma de decisiones sobre mantenimientos, permitiendo un control eficiente de los procesos, reduciendo tiempo y costos, aumentando la productividad. Los usuarios calificaron el sistema como excelente, mejora del 92% en la gestión de información. El dashboard desarrollado satisfizo las necesidades, resolvió los problemas identificados por los usuarios e incrementó la flexibilidad y rapidez en las operaciones. La implementación del dashboard de sistema integral demostró una herramienta valiosa para el área de soporte, proporcionando beneficios tangibles para la organización y la gestión de contribuyendo significativamente a la optimización de incidencias técnicas.

In the study, a dashboard was designed to optimize decision making on technical incidents in the savings and credit support area, aligned with the organizational vision and multiple perspectives. The Extreme Programming (XP) methodology and Data Access and Business Object patterns with MySQL were adopted, selecting thirteen users through convenience sampling for the evaluation of the system, and data was collected through surveys and direct observation. The results show that the system has reliability (61.54%), usability (53.58%), runtime response (61.54%), reduced operating costs (84.62%) and improved control (92.31%) and this improves information management and decision making on maintenance, allowing efficient control of processes, reducing time and costs, increasing productivity. Users rated the system as excellent, 92% improvement in information management. The developed dashboard met the needs, solved the problems identified by the users and increased flexibility and speed in operations. The implementation of the comprehensive system dashboard proved to be a valuable tool for the support area, providing tangible benefits for the organization and management, contributing significantly to the optimization of technical incidents., En el estudio se diseñó un dashboard para la optimización de toma de decisiones sobre incidencias técnicas en el área de soporte de ahorro y crédito, alineado con la visión organizacional y múltiples perspectivas. Se adoptó la metodología de Programación Extrema (XP) y patrones Data Access y Business Object con MySQL, seleccionando trece usuarios mediante un muestreo por conveniencia para la evaluación del sistema, y se recopilaron datos a través de encuestas y observación directa. Los resultados muestran que el sistema tiene confiabilidad (61.54%), usabilidad (53.58%) respuesta en tiempo de ejecución (61.54%), reducción de costos de operación (84.62 %) y mejora de control (92.31%) y esto mejora la gestión de información y la toma de decisiones sobre mantenimientos, permitiendo un control eficiente de los procesos, reduciendo tiempo y costos, aumentando la productividad. Los usuarios calificaron el sistema como excelente, mejora del 92% en la gestión de información. El dashboard desarrollado satisfizo las necesidades, resolvió los problemas identificados por los usuarios e incrementó la flexibilidad y rapidez en las operaciones. La implementación del dashboard de sistema integral demostró una herramienta valiosa para el área de soporte, proporcionando beneficios tangibles para la organización y la gestión de contribuyendo significativamente a la optimización de incidencias técnicas.

The modern organization faces a constant evolution of management principles towards the management of intangibles, capable of generating sustainable competitive advantages over time. The strategic management of information and knowledge comes to light as tools for disseminating other fundamental processes and systems within the organization. This research carries out an exploratory study of the informational context of a Cuban state company, based on the study of theoretical references related to Information Management and its contribution to strategic decision making. By applying empirical methods in this informational context, a set of actions is projected to form a procedure for Information Management in strategic decision making. The energizing effect of the activity of managers in Information Management as a tool for strategic decision making is ratified, as well as the need for the systemic interaction of three fundamental dimensions: people, processes and technologies., A organização moderna enfrenta uma constante evolução dos princípios gerenciais em direção à gestão de intangíveis, capaz de gerar vantagens competitivas sustentáveis ao longo do tempo. A gestão estratégica da informação e do conhecimento está surgindo como uma ferramenta para a disseminação de outros processos e sistemas fundamentais dentro da organização. A presente pesquisa realiza um estudo exploratório do contexto informacional de uma empresa estatal cubana, com base no estudo de referências teóricas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação e sua contribuição para a tomada de decisões estratégicas. Por meio da aplicação de métodos empíricos nesse contexto informacional, projeta-se um conjunto de ações para formar um procedimento de Gestão da Informação na tomada de decisões estratégicas. Ratifica-se o efeito dinamizador da atividade dos gestores na Gestão da Informação como ferramenta para a tomada de decisões estratégicas e a necessidade da interação sistêmica de três dimensões fundamentais: pessoas, processos e tecnologias., La organización moderna se enfrenta a una evolución constante de los principios de gestión hacia la gerencia de intangibles, capaces de generar ventajas competitivas sostenibles en el tiempo. Surge a la luz la gestión estratégica de la información y el conocimiento como herramientas diseminadoras de otros procesos y sistemas fundamentales dentro de la organización. La presente investigación realiza un estudio exploratorio del contexto informacional de una empresa estatal cubana, partiendo del estudio de referentes teóricos relacionados con la Gestión de Información y su contribución en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos empíricos en este contexto informacional se proyecta un conjunto de acciones para conformar un procedimiento para la Gestión de Información en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se ratifica el efecto dinamizador de la actividad de los directivos en la Gestión de Información como herramienta de la toma de decisiones estratégicas, así como la necesidad de la interacción sistémica de tres dimensiones fundamentales: las personas, los procesos y las tecnologías.

In the study, a dashboard was designed to optimize decision making on technical incidents in the savings and credit support area, aligned with the organizational vision and multiple perspectives. The Extreme Programming (XP) methodology and Data Access and Business Object patterns with MySQL were adopted, selecting thirteen users through convenience sampling for the evaluation of the system, and data was collected through surveys and direct observation. The results show that the system has reliability (61.54%), usability (53.58%), runtime response (61.54%), reduced operating costs (84.62%) and improved control (92.31%) and this improves information management and decision making on maintenance, allowing efficient control of processes, reducing time and costs, increasing productivity. Users rated the system as excellent, 92% improvement in information management. The developed dashboard met the needs, solved the problems identified by the users and increased flexibility and speed in operations. The implementation of the comprehensive system dashboard proved to be a valuable tool for the support area, providing tangible benefits for the organization and management, contributing significantly to the optimization of technical incidents., En el estudio se diseñó un dashboard para la optimización de toma de decisiones sobre incidencias técnicas en el área de soporte de ahorro y crédito, alineado con la visión organizacional y múltiples perspectivas. Se adoptó la metodología de Programación Extrema (XP) y patrones Data Access y Business Object con MySQL, seleccionando trece usuarios mediante un muestreo por conveniencia para la evaluación del sistema, y se recopilaron datos a través de encuestas y observación directa. Los resultados muestran que el sistema tiene confiabilidad (61.54%), usabilidad (53.58%) respuesta en tiempo de ejecución (61.54%), reducción de costos de operación (84.62 %) y mejora de control (92.31%) y esto mejora la gestión de información y la toma de decisiones sobre mantenimientos, permitiendo un control eficiente de los procesos, reduciendo tiempo y costos, aumentando la productividad. Los usuarios calificaron el sistema como excelente, mejora del 92% en la gestión de información. El dashboard desarrollado satisfizo las necesidades, resolvió los problemas identificados por los usuarios e incrementó la flexibilidad y rapidez en las operaciones. La implementación del dashboard de sistema integral demostró una herramienta valiosa para el área de soporte, proporcionando beneficios tangibles para la organización y la gestión de contribuyendo significativamente a la optimización de incidencias técnicas.

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The modern organization faces a constant evolution of management principles towards the management of intangibles, capable of generating sustainable competitive advantages over time. The strategic management of information and knowledge comes to light as tools for disseminating other fundamental processes and systems within the organization. This research carries out an exploratory study of the informational context of a Cuban state company, based on the study of theoretical references related to Information Management and its contribution to strategic decision making. By applying empirical methods in this informational context, a set of actions is projected to form a procedure for Information Management in strategic decision making. The energizing effect of the activity of managers in Information Management as a tool for strategic decision making is ratified, as well as the need for the systemic interaction of three fundamental dimensions: people, processes and technologies., A organização moderna enfrenta uma constante evolução dos princípios gerenciais em direção à gestão de intangíveis, capaz de gerar vantagens competitivas sustentáveis ao longo do tempo. A gestão estratégica da informação e do conhecimento está surgindo como uma ferramenta para a disseminação de outros processos e sistemas fundamentais dentro da organização. A presente pesquisa realiza um estudo exploratório do contexto informacional de uma empresa estatal cubana, com base no estudo de referências teóricas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação e sua contribuição para a tomada de decisões estratégicas. Por meio da aplicação de métodos empíricos nesse contexto informacional, projeta-se um conjunto de ações para formar um procedimento de Gestão da Informação na tomada de decisões estratégicas. Ratifica-se o efeito dinamizador da atividade dos gestores na Gestão da Informação como ferramenta para a tomada de decisões estratégicas e a necessidade da interação sistêmica de três dimensões fundamentais: pessoas, processos e tecnologias., La organización moderna se enfrenta a una evolución constante de los principios de gestión hacia la gerencia de intangibles, capaces de generar ventajas competitivas sostenibles en el tiempo. Surge a la luz la gestión estratégica de la información y el conocimiento como herramientas diseminadoras de otros procesos y sistemas fundamentales dentro de la organización. La presente investigación realiza un estudio exploratorio del contexto informacional de una empresa estatal cubana, partiendo del estudio de referentes teóricos relacionados con la Gestión de Información y su contribución en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos empíricos en este contexto informacional se proyecta un conjunto de acciones para conformar un procedimiento para la Gestión de Información en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se ratifica el efecto dinamizador de la actividad de los directivos en la Gestión de Información como herramienta de la toma de decisiones estratégicas, así como la necesidad de la interacción sistémica de tres dimensiones fundamentales: las personas, los procesos y las tecnologías.

The modern organization faces a constant evolution of management principles towards the management of intangibles, capable of generating sustainable competitive advantages over time. The strategic management of information and knowledge comes to light as tools for disseminating other fundamental processes and systems within the organization. This research carries out an exploratory study of the informational context of a Cuban state company, based on the study of theoretical references related to Information Management and its contribution to strategic decision making. By applying empirical methods in this informational context, a set of actions is projected to form a procedure for Information Management in strategic decision making. The energizing effect of the activity of managers in Information Management as a tool for strategic decision making is ratified, as well as the need for the systemic interaction of three fundamental dimensions: people, processes and technologies., A organização moderna enfrenta uma constante evolução dos princípios gerenciais em direção à gestão de intangíveis, capaz de gerar vantagens competitivas sustentáveis ao longo do tempo. A gestão estratégica da informação e do conhecimento está surgindo como uma ferramenta para a disseminação de outros processos e sistemas fundamentais dentro da organização. A presente pesquisa realiza um estudo exploratório do contexto informacional de uma empresa estatal cubana, com base no estudo de referências teóricas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação e sua contribuição para a tomada de decisões estratégicas. Por meio da aplicação de métodos empíricos nesse contexto informacional, projeta-se um conjunto de ações para formar um procedimento de Gestão da Informação na tomada de decisões estratégicas. Ratifica-se o efeito dinamizador da atividade dos gestores na Gestão da Informação como ferramenta para a tomada de decisões estratégicas e a necessidade da interação sistêmica de três dimensões fundamentais: pessoas, processos e tecnologias., La organización moderna se enfrenta a una evolución constante de los principios de gestión hacia la gerencia de intangibles, capaces de generar ventajas competitivas sostenibles en el tiempo. Surge a la luz la gestión estratégica de la información y el conocimiento como herramientas diseminadoras de otros procesos y sistemas fundamentales dentro de la organización. La presente investigación realiza un estudio exploratorio del contexto informacional de una empresa estatal cubana, partiendo del estudio de referentes teóricos relacionados con la Gestión de Información y su contribución en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos empíricos en este contexto informacional se proyecta un conjunto de acciones para conformar un procedimiento para la Gestión de Información en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se ratifica el efecto dinamizador de la actividad de los directivos en la Gestión de Información como herramienta de la toma de decisiones estratégicas, así como la necesidad de la interacción sistémica de tres dimensiones fundamentales: las personas, los procesos y las tecnologías.

The electrification of vehicles has become a critical means to achieve climate-neutral transportation. As more electric vehicles (EV) are adopted, an increasing number of lithium-ion batteries will be utilized, inevitably experiencing capacity degradation over time. Retaining the value of these retired batteries through remanufacturing, reusing, and repurposing to create a second life holds significant environmental and economic benefits. However, many companies within the battery ecosystem struggle to capitalize on this opportunity due to a lack of business insight and suitable business models tailored to their operational contexts. The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated framework for designing and implementing second life for the EV batteries that could guide and navigate ecosystem actors towards circularity. This study employed an explorative qualitative inquiry approach, utilizing interviews and workshop methods, involving 15 companies in the EV battery ecosystem. Data collection involved 24 semi-structured interviews and 22 workshops. The framework includes four building blocks, including 1) barriers and enablers, 2) circular business models archetypes and design principles, 3) ecosystem management, and 4) battery performance monitoring. Further, the paper explains criteria influencing the selection of design and implementation of strategies for battery second life. This research contributes to the theory of circular business models and ecosystem management in general, with specific relevance to battery second life and circularity.

The authors describe information technology for IT projects creative management, a corresponding structure of the database and a diagram of participants, which is based on genetic algorithm application, and is used to solve the optimization problem to achieve their maximum efficiency. To build a creative team that uses design thinking technologies and the concept of a minimum viable product, it is necessary to evaluate the following groups of indicators as: emotional intelligence of an individual as a team member; internal interactions of a team member; personal qualities of a team member. Criteria for selecting the best team members include experience, skills, cost, compatibility, and empathy. Appropriate methods and tests assess the initial level of applicants. Later, when applicants become a part of the project team, they carry out intra-team interaction, undergo the necessary learning and training for the missing positions to correct the behavior of the team members. Afterward, the testing is repeated after a certain time interval. Proposed information technology for IT projects creative management has powerful scaling capabilities, which allow it to effectively cope with the increase in the number of data and users, without losing productivity and speed. In conclusion, the presented system is a high-tech and innovative solution for creative management of IT project teams with an innovative component, which can find wide application among IT project managers and organizations that seek to improve the efficiency of their projects and achieve competitive advantages on the market. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

Metadata is the information used to organize, describe, index, locate, distribute, preserve, and use a resource. This policy establishes a framework of principles for creating and managing metadata at the National Transportation Library (NTL). It pertains to all types of metadata applied to digital resources in ROSA P, the designated public repository for U.S. DOT-funded research.

The operation and maintenance phases of the buildings, featured by great time and cost consumption, always contain a variety of complex issues, risks and uncertainties, all of which significantly impact on buildings’ performance. Many cutting-edge digital technology applications are proposed to effectively manage operation and maintenance tasks, and BIM and BIM-related technologies (such as iBMS, sensors and IoT) stand out as the best options because of their advantages for the information management process. In this research, a literature review on the application of BIM and BIM-related technologies for facilities management was conducted in order to measure the challenges of such technologies’ application and potential research directions toward the topic. The results pointed out a number of issues in terms of BIM enabled facilities management, then discussed on challenges and potential research directions on the BIM-FM system for building sector, including: (1) improving and managing data input quality, (2) identifying frameworks and processes for transferring data between BIM and existing operation management systems with the aid of advanced technologies, and (3) developing completely automated BIM enabled facilities management for the goals of automation and sustainable development.

Museums use online catalogues to convey stories of their objects, enriched with descriptive data and categories. As museums worldwide adopt information systems and digital media, their intention is to enhance accessibility to their collections and amplify the visibility of their objects. Despite the potential of digital media to democratise and challenge prevailing narratives in global arts and culture, digital tools often perpetuate existing power imbalances rooted in colonial foundations and western epistemologies. This dichotomy, coupled with critical examinations of museum narratives, prompts a careful exploration of concepts when framing museum narratives in a data-oriented realm. It brings to the fore the necessity of reimagining and worlding museums to incorporate counter-narratives that reflect other ways of knowing and being. This presentation discusses how worlding museums’ databases and data can offer pathways for curators and scholars to present nuanced counter-narratives through data-centric approaches, envisioning a more reparative and emancipatory representation of global cultural heritage. Brought up within the framework of the Worlding Public Cultures project this approach is used to examine tensions in the rationale behind collecting mechanisms and the hierarchical frameworks and structures dictating the categorisation, labelling, and classification of artefacts, creators, and cultures. Departing from traditional museum-as-text approaches, this presentation scrutinises the complex and often contradictory interplay between databases and narratives and rejects notions of database neutrality, objectivity, and flattening when introducing the concept of data as ‘capta,’ shaped through human interpretation. The analysis emphasises the intricate dynamics within museum databases, revealing complexities, generalisations, and contradictions. Bringing forward the reparative and emancipatory potential of digital technologies and narratives, the presentation wi

Mobile Subjects, Contrapuntal Modernisms investigates the circulation of artists from the decolonizing world through the colonial and artistic capitals of London and Paris. It examines and compares London and Paris as contrapuntal capitals of decolonizing empires that functioned as critical meeting places, anti-colonial hubs, and sites of exchange after WWII due to postwar mass migration. The project addresses the invisibility of overseas artists in histories of art through computational methods revealing their connections and intersections. The relational database built for this project has been modeled upon CIDOC CRM ontology and establishes an event-based schema that connects people (or actors as defined by the CRM) to each other and defines their identities and social relationships, including racial identity, citizenship, gender, social class, political affiliations, language(s) used, and belonging to artistic groups. We decided to adopt an “universally” recognised ontology for the benefits of data integration and exchange with GLAM institutions and other art history projects. However, we are increasingly aware of the epistemological biases and knowledge gaps present in the CIDOC CRM. In this lightning talk we will discuss our work, focusing on the classes and properties that need to be addressed to better represent the identities of artists, and review existing efforts to tackle elements of this issue in other ontologies and CIDOC CRM extensions.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online platforms, transforming how we communicate and share stories globally. Museums, forced to close during this period, shifted their activities online, making digital resources and exhibitions more relevant to everyone. Research has shown a significant shift towards digital initiatives in museums during the pandemic, but also has questioned their preparedness and the degree of innovation of their digital initiatives. Concurrently, the pandemic resurfaced social and geopolitical inequalities, exemplified by the global response to George Floyd's murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. These events raise important questions about the role of museums and their online presence in addressing societal challenges. What stories are museums presenting? Where do these stories originate, and from what perspectives are they told? Who are their intended audiences? This chapter adopts digital narratology—a theory that studies digital narratives and storytelling—to interrogate the effectiveness of museums digital resources to truly support social justice.

The National Transportation Library (NTL) Collection Development and Maintenance Policy (Version 2.0) outlines the processes for acquiring, preserving, and providing access to transportation-related digital materials through the Repository & Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P). The policy outline's NTL's focus on collecting a wide range of transportation resources, including datasets, technical reports, and publications from U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), its partner agencies, and its grant recipients. The policy describes cataloging priorities, its preference for open file formats, and its permanent retention of materials. ROSA P as NTL's repository ensures broad public access to all USDOT and USDOT funded projects through its cataloging procedures and commitment to open science.

The National Transportation Library (NTL) Digital Curation Policy (Version 2.0) outlines the framework for preserving and managing digital transportation research and its outputs. It ensures long-term access to federally funded transportation research through the Repository & Open Science Access Portal (ROSA P). The policy covers acquisition, curation, technology systems, and preservation of digital information to ensure accessibility, interoperability, and reuse. NTL uses robust data curation workflows, adhering to standards like the FAIR principles, through their unique adaption of the Data Curation Network's CURATE(D) Steps. The policy also describes the use of persistent identifiers like DOIs, ORCID iDs, and ROR IDs to enhance the discoverability and attribution of research outputs. Preservation practices, including disaster recovery and format migration strategies are also described.

This study documents a baseline of casual and contributing factors to flight deck task management deficiencies and vulnerabilities in flightpath monitoring, and air traffic interactions which affect flightpath management. Sixty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with participant backgrounds ranging from captains, first officers, check pilots, training personnel and other individuals familiar with flight deck task management primarily in Part 121 or similar Part 135 operations. Participants worked for domestic U.S. operators, or European based operators. The study found several human factors contributing to task management deficiencies and vulnerabilities including interruptions, disruptions, distractions, communication, time management, pressure, task load, task saturation, task allocation, fatigue, stress, individual differences, international ATC, system complexity, and operational complexity. Six categories of mitigations were identified related to communication mitigations, policies and procedures, prioritization strategies, metacognitive strategies, strategic and tactical strategies for organizing tasks, and training. However, these mitigations do not fully address the impact of high workload and stress on task management. While participants perceived some mitigations to be effective, gaps remain in providing comprehensive task management strategies, especially for high workload conditions, and methods to effectively train task management. Next steps should include (1) explorations of training opportunities to strengthen current mitigations, including development of skills needed for effectively executing task management strategies, (2) exploration of potentially new mitigations for stress and fatigue, and (3) validating the relative importance and relationships of the factors identified in this work, as the factors identified did not occur in isolation but were interconnected and related to one another.

In recent years, an increase in the amount of information that is available on advanced flight decks has raised concerns about potential problems such as data overload, a failure to notice important changes/events due to masking, and prohibitive information access costs. To better understand the (effects of the) changing information landscape on modern flight decks, the main goals of this research were to (1) assess the type and quantity of information available to airline pilots on different generations of commercial aircraft, (2) examine how pilot tasks have changed as a result of new information management requirements, and (3) explore the impact of data-rich flight decks on pilot performance as well as mitigations to address information management vulnerabilities. Specifically, we compared the information that is presented on two aircraft pairs – the Boeing B737-500 and B787, and the Airbus A320 and A350. Next, we conducted four online interviews with aviation stakeholders regarding their experiences with changes in the amount and nature of flight deck information. The final chapter of this report discusses potential human factors implications of observed and reported changes. Overall, the project confirms the often-made claim that the amount of (primarily visual) information has increased on advanced aircraft. The report discusses both benefits and challenges associated with this trend and highlights issues that should be considered in the evaluation of proposed display designs, procedures and training approaches.

Mobile Subjects, Contrapuntal Modernisms investigates the circulation of artists from the decolonizing world through the colonial and artistic capitals of London and Paris. It examines and compares London and Paris as contrapuntal capitals of decolonizing empires that functioned as critical meeting places, anti-colonial hubs, and sites of exchange after WWII due to postwar mass migration. The project addresses the invisibility of overseas artists in histories of art through computational methods revealing their connections and intersections. The relational database built for this project has been modeled upon CIDOC CRM ontology and establishes an event-based schema that connects people (or actors as defined by the CRM) to each other and defines their identities and social relationships, including racial identity, citizenship, gender, social class, political affiliations, language(s) used, and belonging to artistic groups. We decided to adopt an “universally” recognised ontology for the benefits of data integration and exchange with GLAM institutions and other art history projects. However, we are increasingly aware of the epistemological biases and knowledge gaps present in the CIDOC CRM. In this lightning talk we will discuss our work, focusing on the classes and properties that need to be addressed to better represent the identities of artists, and review existing efforts to tackle elements of this issue in other ontologies and CIDOC CRM extensions.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online platforms, transforming how we communicate and share stories globally. Museums, forced to close during this period, shifted their activities online, making digital resources and exhibitions more relevant to everyone. Research has shown a significant shift towards digital initiatives in museums during the pandemic, but also has questioned their preparedness and the degree of innovation of their digital initiatives. Concurrently, the pandemic resurfaced social and geopolitical inequalities, exemplified by the global response to George Floyd's murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. These events raise important questions about the role of museums and their online presence in addressing societal challenges. What stories are museums presenting? Where do these stories originate, and from what perspectives are they told? Who are their intended audiences? This chapter adopts digital narratology—a theory that studies digital narratives and storytelling—to interrogate the effectiveness of museums digital resources to truly support social justice.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online platforms, transforming how we communicate and share stories globally. Museums, forced to close during this period, shifted their activities online, making digital resources and exhibitions more relevant to everyone. Research has shown a significant shift towards digital initiatives in museums during the pandemic, but also has questioned their preparedness and the degree of innovation of their digital initiatives. Concurrently, the pandemic resurfaced social and geopolitical inequalities, exemplified by the global response to George Floyd's murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. These events raise important questions about the role of museums and their online presence in addressing societal challenges. What stories are museums presenting? Where do these stories originate, and from what perspectives are they told? Who are their intended audiences? This chapter adopts digital narratology—a theory that studies digital narratives and storytelling—to interrogate the effectiveness of museums digital resources to truly support social justice.

Mobile Subjects, Contrapuntal Modernisms investigates the circulation of artists from the decolonizing world through the colonial and artistic capitals of London and Paris. It examines and compares London and Paris as contrapuntal capitals of decolonizing empires that functioned as critical meeting places, anti-colonial hubs, and sites of exchange after WWII due to postwar mass migration. The project addresses the invisibility of overseas artists in histories of art through computational methods revealing their connections and intersections. The relational database built for this project has been modeled upon CIDOC CRM ontology and establishes an event-based schema that connects people (or actors as defined by the CRM) to each other and defines their identities and social relationships, including racial identity, citizenship, gender, social class, political affiliations, language(s) used, and belonging to artistic groups. We decided to adopt an “universally” recognised ontology for the benefits of data integration and exchange with GLAM institutions and other art history projects. However, we are increasingly aware of the epistemological biases and knowledge gaps present in the CIDOC CRM. In this lightning talk we will discuss our work, focusing on the classes and properties that need to be addressed to better represent the identities of artists, and review existing efforts to tackle elements of this issue in other ontologies and CIDOC CRM extensions.

The modern organization faces a constant evolution of management principles towards the management of intangibles, capable of generating sustainable competitive advantages over time. The strategic management of information and knowledge comes to light as tools for disseminating other fundamental processes and systems within the organization. This research carries out an exploratory study of the informational context of a Cuban state company, based on the study of theoretical references related to Information Management and its contribution to strategic decision making. By applying empirical methods in this informational context, a set of actions is projected to form a procedure for Information Management in strategic decision making. The energizing effect of the activity of managers in Information Management as a tool for strategic decision making is ratified, as well as the need for the systemic interaction of three fundamental dimensions: people, processes and technologies., A organização moderna enfrenta uma constante evolução dos princípios gerenciais em direção à gestão de intangíveis, capaz de gerar vantagens competitivas sustentáveis ao longo do tempo. A gestão estratégica da informação e do conhecimento está surgindo como uma ferramenta para a disseminação de outros processos e sistemas fundamentais dentro da organização. A presente pesquisa realiza um estudo exploratório do contexto informacional de uma empresa estatal cubana, com base no estudo de referências teóricas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação e sua contribuição para a tomada de decisões estratégicas. Por meio da aplicação de métodos empíricos nesse contexto informacional, projeta-se um conjunto de ações para formar um procedimento de Gestão da Informação na tomada de decisões estratégicas. Ratifica-se o efeito dinamizador da atividade dos gestores na Gestão da Informação como ferramenta para a tomada de decisões estratégicas e a necessidade da interação sistêmica de três dimensões fundamentais: pessoas, processos e tecnologias., La organización moderna se enfrenta a una evolución constante de los principios de gestión hacia la gerencia de intangibles, capaces de generar ventajas competitivas sostenibles en el tiempo. Surge a la luz la gestión estratégica de la información y el conocimiento como herramientas diseminadoras de otros procesos y sistemas fundamentales dentro de la organización. La presente investigación realiza un estudio exploratorio del contexto informacional de una empresa estatal cubana, partiendo del estudio de referentes teóricos relacionados con la Gestión de Información y su contribución en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos empíricos en este contexto informacional se proyecta un conjunto de acciones para conformar un procedimiento para la Gestión de Información en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se ratifica el efecto dinamizador de la actividad de los directivos en la Gestión de Información como herramienta de la toma de decisiones estratégicas, así como la necesidad de la interacción sistémica de tres dimensiones fundamentales: las personas, los procesos y las tecnologías.

At the final Transportation Librarians Roundtable (TLR) for 2024, librarians from the National Transportation Library (NTL) shared annual updates. Rosalyn Alleman provided an overview of Reference Team accomplishments, knowledge management, TLR activities, and social media and outreach efforts. Beth Burnett described ROSA P metrics, initiatives including a new technical services ticketing system and new metadata policy, and completing the project cataloging the TLR backlog. Jesse Long discussed NTL’s Core Trust Seal application, new guidance for SMART Grants data management plans, updated policies, and new tools developed to increase efficiency for data services. Eden Orelove gave an overview of archives projects including outreach activities, new acquisitions, creating a new website and collections catalog, and processing special collections.

According to data from the United Nations, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Due to its chemical properties, technetium-99m remains the most used radioisotope in the diagnosis of cancers. Thus, the present work analyzed through bibliometrics the characteristics of the world scientific production on technetium-99m, presented in articles from the Scopus database between 2001 and 2021. The search terms“(99mtc OR technetium OR technetium-99m) were used. AND (cancer OR tumor)”, with the filters “Title” and “Summary” in the search fields united by the Boolean operator “OR”. Then, the data were exported so that the construction and visualization of bibliographic networks could be carried out using the VOSviewer® program. The analysis of articles and journals showed that, in the number of publications, the United States, the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute and the author Mishra, A.K. (India). Regarding the analyzes analyzed with VOSviewer®, the following stand out: the author Shuang Liu (co-citation of authors); and the words article and human (co-occurrence of keywords); Fan Wang (bibliographic coupling). It is hoped that this study will help stakeholders who have carried out research on technetium-99m radiopharmaceuticals to understand the scenario of scientific production., Segundo dados da Organização das Nações Unidas, o câncer é a segunda principal causa de morte no mundo. Devido as suas propriedades nucleares, o tecnécio-99m continua sendo o radioisótopo mais utilizado no diagnóstico de cânceres. Assim, o presente trabalho analisou através da bibliometria as características da produção científica mundial sobre tecnécio-99m, presente nos artigos da base de dados Scopus entre 2001 e 2021. Utilizou-se os termos de busca “(99mtc OR technetium OR technetium-99m) AND (câncerOR tumor)”, com os filtros “Título”e “Resumo” nos campos de busca unidos pelo operador booleano “OR”. Em seguida,os dados foram exportados para que fossem realizadas a construção e visualização das redes bibliométricas utilizando o programa VOSviewer®. A análise dos artigos e periódicos mostrou que, na quantidade de publicações, destacam-se os Estados Unidos, o periódico Journal of Nuclear Medicine, o instituto The Netherlands Cancer Institute e o autor Mishra, A.K. (Índia). Em relação às análises realizadas com o VOSviewer®, destacaram-se: o autor Shuang Liu (cocitação de autores); e as palavras article e human (coocorrência de palavras-chave); Fan Wang (acoplamento bibliográfico). Espera-se que este estudo contribua para que os stakeholders, que realizam pesquisas sobre radiofármacos de tecnécio-99m, compreendam o cenário da produção científica.

Decision-making and data visualization play crucial roles in both business and social environments, where efficient use of information is essential. This article proposes a bibliometric study to analyze the evolution of the thematic elements of decision-making and data visualization, with an emphasis on Information Management. Using statistical methods, the research adopts an exploratory-descriptive approach, employing bibliometric techniques and exploring the Scopus database from 1987 to 2023. Analyses revealed a remarkable growth in publications related to the subject, with an increase of over 80% compared to the early years of the decade. Furthermore, citations per published article surpassed the sum of all previous years before 2008, indicating a clear growth trend in the field. This phenomenon reflects the emergence of new research and works focused on the integration of new technologies and their application in generating practical information for organizational use. Countries such as the United States, China, Germany, and Denmark stand out as major knowledge generators in this domain, although there is an increase in cooperation between countries and their respective authors. Author analysis reveals significant growth in collaboration, evidenced by multiple works published by the same authors and co-authors. This study contributes to understanding the evolution of research in decision-making and data visualization, providing insights into current and future trends in this dynamic field., A tomada de decisão e a visualização de dados desempenham papéis cruciais tanto em ambientes empresariais quanto sociais, onde a utilização eficiente de informações é essencial. Este artigo propõe um estudo bibliométrico para analisar a evolução davisualização de dados e de tomada de decisão com ênfase na Gestão da Informação. Utilizando métodos estatísticos, a pesquisa adota uma abordagem exploratória-descritiva, empregando técnicas bibliométricas e explorando a base de dados Scopus no período de 1987 a 2023. As análises revelaram um notável crescimento nas publicações relacionadas ao tema, com um aumento de mais de 80% em comparação com os primeiros anos da década. Os resultados destacam a crescente relevância do tema, com termos como big data, data mining e inteligência artificial, sendo frequentemente associados à tomada de decisão e à visualização de dados. A pesquisa identificou também os principais autores, instituições e periódicos na área, além de demonstrar a importância da colaboração científica internacional. Países como Estados Unidos, China, Alemanha e Dinamarca destacam-se como os principais geradores de conhecimento neste domínio, embora haja um aumento na cooperação entre países e seus respectivos autores. A análise dos autores revela um significativo crescimento na colaboração, evidenciado por múltiplos trabalhos publicados pelos mesmos autores e coautores. Este estudo contribui para o entendimento da evolução da pesquisa em tomada de decisão e visualização de dados, oferecendo apontamentos sobre as tendências atuais e futuras nesse campo dinâmico.

The modern organization faces a constant evolution of management principles towards the management of intangibles, capable of generating sustainable competitive advantages over time. The strategic management of information and knowledge comes to light as tools for disseminating other fundamental processes and systems within the organization. This research carries out an exploratory study of the informational context of a Cuban state company, based on the study of theoretical references related to Information Management and its contribution to strategic decision making. By applying empirical methods in this informational context, a set of actions is projected to form a procedure for Information Management in strategic decision making. The energizing effect of the activity of managers in Information Management as a tool for strategic decision making is ratified, as well as the need for the systemic interaction of three fundamental dimensions: people, processes and technologies., A organização moderna enfrenta uma constante evolução dos princípios gerenciais em direção à gestão de intangíveis, capaz de gerar vantagens competitivas sustentáveis ao longo do tempo. A gestão estratégica da informação e do conhecimento está surgindo como uma ferramenta para a disseminação de outros processos e sistemas fundamentais dentro da organização. A presente pesquisa realiza um estudo exploratório do contexto informacional de uma empresa estatal cubana, com base no estudo de referências teóricas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação e sua contribuição para a tomada de decisões estratégicas. Por meio da aplicação de métodos empíricos nesse contexto informacional, projeta-se um conjunto de ações para formar um procedimento de Gestão da Informação na tomada de decisões estratégicas. Ratifica-se o efeito dinamizador da atividade dos gestores na Gestão da Informação como ferramenta para a tomada de decisões estratégicas e a necessidade da interação sistêmica de três dimensões fundamentais: pessoas, processos e tecnologias., La organización moderna se enfrenta a una evolución constante de los principios de gestión hacia la gerencia de intangibles, capaces de generar ventajas competitivas sostenibles en el tiempo. Surge a la luz la gestión estratégica de la información y el conocimiento como herramientas diseminadoras de otros procesos y sistemas fundamentales dentro de la organización. La presente investigación realiza un estudio exploratorio del contexto informacional de una empresa estatal cubana, partiendo del estudio de referentes teóricos relacionados con la Gestión de Información y su contribución en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Mediante la aplicación de métodos empíricos en este contexto informacional se proyecta un conjunto de acciones para conformar un procedimiento para la Gestión de Información en la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se ratifica el efecto dinamizador de la actividad de los directivos en la Gestión de Información como herramienta de la toma de decisiones estratégicas, así como la necesidad de la interacción sistémica de tres dimensiones fundamentales: las personas, los procesos y las tecnologías.

This study aims to enhance our understanding of how organizations leverage AI tools in the context of information for decision-making processes. Employing a methodological approach the research conducts interviews with experts proficient in both AI and various professional domains. The objective is to explore the rationale behind their utilization of AI for decision-making, shedding light on the motivations and methodologies involved. The study also addresses the array of risks associated with this process, stemming from challenges related to reliable information sources and a limited comprehension of the underlying AI techniques. The empirical findings indicate that AI is perceived by experts as a catalyst for a paradigm shift in how we acquire and utilize information, potentially reshaping working environments in the near future. While experts acknowledge the transformative potential of AI, they emphasize that AI, in its current state, is not sufficiently intelligent to replace human decisionmakers. Instead, it is viewed as a conceptual tool, an assistant, and an integral part of the creative decision-making process. The study suggests that a "hybrid intelligent" approach, combining human and machine capabilities, could address the limitations of both humans and machines, offering a viable pathway towards improved decision-making.

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