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Various forms of data are presented in the current information environment : confidential commercial or government data, big data, government open data, and linked open data of the Semantic Web. How should information professionals prepare themselves to handle or process the different types of data ? We suggest that this preparation be based on three aspects : a clear understanding of the different types of data, an initiation to the resources required to process each type of data and an understanding of the impact that each type will have on information science as a discipline and on the practice of information professionals.
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The contributions of the allied military forces carrying out operations in the Balkans, in the Mediterranean, in Afghanistan and in Iraq are clear illustrations of the increasingly onerous tasks assumed by NATO in various regions of the world. In order to properly fulfill these duties, the Alliance has undertaken a process of transformation and renewal. This trend, initiated at the Washington Summit of 1999, was continued at the Prague Summit of November 2002. The complete reorganization of NATO's structures represents not only a new vision for the Alliance but also a disruption of sorts in light of the original fundamental objective of the Alliance. The setting up of this "new" NATO has been incremental and it is mainly due to the creation of the NATO Response Force and to the introduction of a revised command structure that the Alliance is now able to react to the new security environment and to pursue new types of missions. Consequently, despite the transformation it is presently undergoing, NATO has been able to adapt to the changing strategic context by accepting missions such as the fight against terrorism and by entering new theatres of operation such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Darfour.
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