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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 10h

Not registered yet to attend Information Today, Inc.'s #KMWorld? Use the code 𝗦𝗣𝗞𝗥𝟮𝟲 for a $100 discount! DCL President Mark Gross will present "Buried Knowledge: Do PDFs Sabotage AI Decision Making?" (shorturl.at/Pemmi). November 16-19, 2026 | JW Marriott, Washington, DC | #KnowledgeManagement

KMWorld's vertical banner, with a curved gradient maroon and blue background at the bottom against a white background at the top. It announces Mark Gross, President of Data Conversion Laboratory, as the presenter of "B303: Buried Knowledge: Do PDFs Sabotage AI Decision Making?" at KMWorld 2026, November 16-19, JW Marriott, Washington, DC.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

DCL was proud to be a sponsor of Silverchair's recent Platform Strategies conference, where DCL's Mark Gross and Marianne Calilhanna connected with friends in the #ScholarlyPublishing industry. It's a can't-miss event! Silverchair CEO Will Schweitzer chatting with Mark – photo by Jeffrey Gleason.

A group of people gathered in a bar for the Silverchair Platform Strategies conference reception in Washington, DC. Silverchair CEO Will Schweitzer (left) talks with Data Conversion Laboratory President Mark Gross (right). Photo by Jeffrey Gleason.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When it comes to vehicle engineering, SAE International sets the standard. DCL's work with SAE has included value-adding XML conversion of 3,000 feature articles. Read about this and more in the case study: shorturl.at/BbZ4B Get quick info that counts – DCL By the Numbers: shorturl.at/7SAhT

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Loving the composition of this image—and its twilight hour! Our latest company calendar pic features a lovely greenhouse in Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, photographed by Senior Project Manager Leo Belchikov. More virtual travel via DCL's previous calendar photos: shorturl.at/VQJh3

Photo taken at sunset of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. At the left is a patio with chairs, and in the center is a square moat wrapping around a greenhouse seen to the right, with lighted holiday trees in partial view through the glass walls. Photo by Leo Belchikov, Senior Project Manager at Data Conversion Laboratory.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The typical Patient Information Leaflet averages six pages in length and comprises dense material with tables, chemical formulas, images, and math. Learn about DCL's digitization for a multinational pharma organization: shorturl.at/tc7ty More from our DCL By the Numbers playlist: shorturl.at/m4OvF

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"There was no information... absolutely nothing on the website." IEEE's Dr. Amanda Sulicz joined us for "The Conference That Wasn’t: IEEE’s Investigation Into a Paper Mill Operation." Video highlights and FAQs: shorturl.at/rtURX Full webinar and much more at our YouTube channel: shorturl.at/qISLQ

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Case study: SAE International offers the world’s largest repository of mobility engineering information. DCL worked with SAE to establish a scalable content management workflow while transforming 107,000+ technical papers and more. Learn about this undertaking at shorturl.at/qJvjF.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our latest newsletter—cleverly and colorfully curated as always by DCL's Marianne Calilhanna! 🟢 What Do Music, Libraries, and Online Shopping Have in Common? 🟣 Alt Text is Not Enough 🟡 Even Our Very Digital World Depends on Physical Infrastructure and more: shorturl.at/7cUyK Subscribe: is.gd/Y5UocD

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Case study: AIPP (@aip-publishing.bsky.social), the publishing subsidiary of AIP (@aip.bsky.social), selected Silverchair (@silverchairnews.bsky.social) to support its massive content collection. DCL was there to help. Read about the processing of 36M+ reference citations and more: shorturl.at/kSc4P

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

DCL looks forward to seeing you at KMWorld in DC this November! Use code 𝗩𝗜𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧 for 30% off your registration at shorturl.at/tmdWd. We invite you to visit DCL at booth 306 in the exhibit hall and to attend our presentation "Buried Knowledge: Do PDFs Sabotage AI Decision Making?" (shorturl.at/vQUze)

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

👇🙂 TODAY is the last day to vote – we thank you for your consideration!

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"With peer review managed across more than 200 journals on the ScholarOne platform, IEEE required an automated solution capable of identifying and monitoring ethical violations at scale, including citation coercion and fraudulent authorship": shorturl.at/lpkMF Related DCL webinar: shorturl.at/RdlAd

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Data Conversion Laboratory transforms The New York Public Library's 450,000 pages of digitized copyright records into a searchable, easy-to-use XML data set. Read more in the case study at shorturl.at/MFEfJ. More digits on digitizing in the "DCL By the Numbers" playlist: shorturl.at/m4OvF

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Voting is now open for the 2026 #KMWorld Readers' Choice Awards! We're delighted to be nominated and would be honored to welcome your votes in these categories: 🟦 Content Management ⬛ Text Analytics 🟥 Customer Experience and Support Visit shorturl.at/2usKK to vote by Aug 31st. #KnowledgeManagement

KMWorld's square banner announcing its Readers' Choice Awards. It features a stylized silver star outline against a sparkling deep blue background and reads "Voting is now OPEN!"

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The bluebird song may tout the white cliffs of Dover, but the Isle of Purbeck can boast its own breathtaking chalk formations, known as the Old Harry Rocks. Senior Conversion Engineer Israel Pesach brings DCL's July calendar photo from south England. Beautiful! More calendar pics: shorturl.at/fEvJ2

Photo of a white-chalked cliff overlooking a calm blue sea on a sunny day, at Old Harry Rocks on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, southern England. Photo by DCL's Senior Conversion Engineer Israel Pesach.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

IEEE's Dr. Amanda Sulicz is our special guest for "The Conference That Wasn’t: IEEE’s Investigation Into a Paper Mill Operation." @ieeexplore.ieee.org View the full webinar with transcript at shorturl.at/eNw1u to watch the mystery unfold! Browse more DCL Learning Series webinars: shorturl.at/mpjSs

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

DCL worked with the American Water Works Association to convert 22K pages to NISO STS XML (National Information Standards Organization | Standards Tag Suite | eXtensible Markup Language) in 8 months. Read more in the case study: shorturl.at/JK9P2 @awwa-official.bsky.social | @nisoinfo.bsky.social

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Get that winning feeling with DCL's newsletter for August! 🏆 Automated Review of Scholarly and Professional Plagiarism 🎉 DCL and Bowker Collaborate 🏆 The Agentic AI Derby …DITA Wins! 🎉 Content Debt in the Age of AI and Why You Need to Pay the Piper and more: shorturl.at/PYwHI Subscribe: is.gd/Y5UocD

Cartoon image of a smiling gold two-handled cup-style trophy against a light blue background. Sitting on top of the trophy is the acronym "DITA" in angle brackets with a white bird picking up the "T" in its beak. The bird is surrounded by small fireworks, curled ribbons, sparkles, and confetti.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Next Wednesday! Watch the mystery unfold as you join us for a new DCL Learning Series webinar: "The Conference That Wasn’t: IEEE’s Investigation Into a Paper Mill Operation." Read more and register at shorturl.at/OIjPw. #IEEE | #PublishingIntegrity | #ResearchIntegrity | #ConferenceProceedings

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

DCL analyzed and updated 29,464,902 MathML formulae as part of AIP Publishing (@aip-publishing.bsky.social)'s platform migration to Silverchair (@silverchairnews.bsky.social). Read more in the case study: shorturl.at/jjOP0 You can count on 𝗗𝗖𝗟 𝗕𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 at our YouTube channel: shorturl.at/m4OvF

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"With the EAA now in effect and ADA Title II requirements scheduled to take effect in April 2027, publishers must ensure that ebooks meet accessibility standards..." Visit shorturl.at/RGgBm to learn how 𝗗𝗖𝗟 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Visit www.dataconversionlaboratory.com/casestudy-ci... to learn how DCL transformed more than 800 source hours of content to conform to Cisco's Learning Management System (LMS) requirements!

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

DCL has long had a close relationship with #Balisage: The Markup Conference, and this year's is, in Balisage's words, "The Denouement—The End of the Line—The Last Hurrah… It's a Wrap!" shorturl.at/s9ZlI August 3-7, 2026 🔷 Online Visit the history of DCL's Balisage presentations: shorturl.at/oaXMi

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"One unfortunate truth continues to surface: AI is only as good as the content it consumes." Our latest webinar is available on demand! Watch "Before You Feed the Machine: Cleaning Content for AI Workflows": shorturl.at/HjyAO Browse more DCL Learning Series webinars at shorturl.at/XPWS2.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

More than 100,000,000 XML references delivered ahead of schedule. Learn about "Content Standardization for Elsevier (@elsevierconnect.bsky.social)'s Scopus Repository" here: www.dataconversionlaboratory.com/casestudy-el...

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

See Iceland through July's company calendar photo! Project Manager Jeremy Love found this amazing lava field near Grindavík unique: "I was struck by just how desolate it was, juxtaposed by a solitary man-made signpost demarcating the trail." See DCL's other great calendar vistas: shorturl.at/jPuxW

A small signpost in a field of cooled lava at the top of a hill, with mountains in the background under a bright blue sky with few clouds. Photo taken near Grindavík, Iceland by Data Conversion Laboratory Project Manager Jeremy Love.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Upcoming DCL Learning Series webinars! 🖥️ THIS WEEK: "Before You Feed the Machine: Cleaning Content for AI Workflows," Wed, July 22 at 1 pm ET 🖥️ AUGUST: "The Conference That Wasn’t: IEEE’s Investigation Into a Paper Mill Operation," Wed, August 12 at 12 pm ET Learn more & register: bit.ly/4eciatk

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The DCL Learning Series provides informative webinars on topics related to XML conversion, DITA, S1000D, structured content, semantic enrichment, and more!

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"A manufacturer working with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) needed a better way to update its PDF documents..." Visit www.dataconversionlaboratory.com/case-study-s... to read about a DCL conversion of more than 140,000 pages to XML.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🐇 What's new in DCL's newsletter? A lot for thought! ✅ Accessible Content Should Not Be an Afterthought Nor a Scramble 🔴 Who is Liable When AI Makes Up Things ✅ Lorem Ipsum? Who Came Up With That? 🔴 Implementing a DITA CCMS Project is Like Managing a Restaurant …and much more at shorturl.at/LCiSE!

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Data Conversion Laboratory analyzed over a million files to prepare the migration of @aip-publishing.bsky.social's esteemed collections to the @silverchairnews.bsky.social Platform. Learn more about this journey at www.dataconversionlaboratory.com/case-study-a....

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Get to know DCL's Harmonizer and how it can free you from redundant material on the road to AI consumption. Christopher Hill and Marianne Calilhanna present the new DCL Learning Series webinar "Before You Feed the Machine: Cleaning Content for AI Workflows," Wed., July 22 at 1 pm EDT: is.gd/anKaYL

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"An authoritative library of specialized scientific content, spanning 100 years..." www.dataconversionlaboratory.com/casestudy-op... @optica.org | #MathML | #XML | #PatternDetection

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our customers are delighted with DCL – and the feeling's mutual! See what folks are saying about us on Trustpilot: www.trustpilot.com/review/datac...

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Data Conversion Laboratory – proud to work with you since 1981! www.dataconversionlaboratory.com

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

AI is only as good as the content it consumes! Join us for the new DCL Learning Series webinar "Before You Feed the Machine: Cleaning Content for AI Workflows," Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 1:00 pm EDT. We'll show you how to turn messy repositories into strategic enterprise knowledge: is.gd/anKaYL

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Two words about this month's DCL company calendar picture: 𝘊'𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦! DCL's Data Analyst Mary Jane Lopez photographed this gorgeous Mediterranean view from the hilltop park Colline du Château near the Italian border. Take in more lovely views from our calendar starting at shorturl.at/Trexk.

Photo taken from the hilltop park Colline du Château overlooking the coast of Nice, France. The sky is blue and sunny with almost no clouds, a tree in the foreground on the hilltop frames the left side of the picture, and at the right, palm trees and classic buildings line the coast of a bright blue sea. Photo by Data Conversion Laboratory's Data Analyst Mary Jane ("Jannie") Lopez.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Next Wednesday—DCL's David Turner hosts @scholarlypub.bsky.social's 2026 Annual Meeting Highlights Virtual Event! This webinar will feature summaries, by the original presenters, of both the plenary and concurrent sessions, and time for Q&A and discussion will be built in. Learn more: is.gd/VaVjVb

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We've got fresh new content for you in DCL's June 2026 newsletter: 🟡 Taming AI 🔵 Someone Has to Clean the Content 🟠 Synthetic DNA Storage Device for The Library of Congress 🔘 The Four Pillars of Transformation and more at bit.ly/440H8aw! Let more great reads sweep you away every month: is.gd/Y5UocD

A cute, friendly-looking anthropomorphic cartoon washing machine with the label "LLM" on its side and a bulleted list reading "Clean; Structured; Validated" on its front. Papers labeled "Raw content," Duplicates," "Outdated info," and "Inconsistent formatting" are feeding into the machine through a rectangular funnel on top of the machine. The machine uses a small broom to sweep cards labeled "Clean content," "Structured data," and "Metadata" out from its front portal onto a conveyor belt.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

WEBINAR: "Before You Feed the Machine: Cleaning Content for AI Workflows," Wed, July 22, 1 pm ET. Turn messy repositories into strategic enterprise knowledge! Register: bit.ly/4eciatk See the source of the below clip: bit.ly/4vDHCiG. It alludes to the Princess Máxima PubMed project: bit.ly/4xkeCho

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

As we do each year, DCL has experienced an informative, productive, and fun time with all of you at @scholarlypub.bsky.social's Annual Meeting. #SSP2026 🔹May 27-29🔹Chula Vista, CA🔹#ScholarlyPublishing If we didn't get to see you here but you'd still like to chat, drop us a line at bit.ly/4vhN9eH.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Warm days ahead on DCL's company calendar! Have a lingering look at a sylvan panorama, beautifully captured just outside Asheville, NC by COO Amy Williams. Hoping you'll enjoy a sunset like this soon in 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 neck of the woods! Start your hike through DCL's calendar collection so far: bit.ly/4urGjDn

Panoramic view of trees silhouetted against a light blue sky streaked with clouds in various shades of pink and orange. One tree is prominent at the right in the foreground, with its leafy branches hanging in view from the top frame of the picture. Photo taken near Asheville, North Carolina, USA, by Data Conversion Laboratory's Chief Operating Officer Amy Williams.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

DCL is proud to sponsor a networking break at @silverchairnews.bsky.social's Platform Strategies 2026! Learn more about the conference at is.gd/rEmYjt. Register before July 1st using the code 𝗣𝗦𝟮𝟲-𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 for $100 off! September 23rd, 2026 🔵 The Eaton ⚪ Washington, DC 🔵 #ScholarlyPublishing

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We've got your break time mapped out for you! Enjoy DCL's newsletter for May. 🟣 CTI Acquires Data Conversion Laboratory 🔵 Dialects, Data, and a Dream (And MS Paint!) 🟣 Paper Planes: The Low-Tech Lifeline …and more at is.gd/CBYXVS. Chart a course from DCL News to your inbox each month: is.gd/Y5UocD

Rick Aschmann's colorful map, made with Microsoft Paint in the early 2000s, tracking various dialects in the United States.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"With the current context size limitations, how can my large corpus be effective in a RAG [retrieval-augmented generation] environment?" Our AI-ficionados break down a structured data strategy... into chunks! Get more from DCL's RAG webinar: is.gd/IuhalF More "DCL Bytes" video shorts: is.gd/GEBw3W

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

May 15: DCL's Mark Gross is attending the AI and Structured Data Forum, by CRAFT at the Stevens Institute of Technology and by XBRL US, in Hoboken, NJ: is.gd/T3jBBQ In the meantime, brush up on "Trustworthy AI: Optimizing Content for Large Language Models" from the DCL Learning Series: is.gd/vLLLBi

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AI and Structured Data Forum: Optimizing Performance

This in-person event co-produced by the Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) and XBRL US will explore how the use of structured, standardized data improves the ability…

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Take a virtual vacation with DCL's company calendar photo for April! Senior Project Manager Lesly Gross brings us this breathtaking view of Paradise Cove Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. Cue the steel guitar, ukulele, and sighs of contentment. View the other beautiful calendar pics beginning at is.gd/6DxtQw.

Photo of the shore at Paradise Cove Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. A bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds sits above still blue water, rocks on the sand, and grass a little farther inland to the right. There are mountains in the background and palm trees to the right, both in close-up and in the background. Photo by Data Conversion Laboratory's Senior Project Manager Lesly Gross.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"They asked for a biography of Richard Feynman fifty times from an LLM..." Find out what happened next in this excerpt from the DCL Learning Series webinar "Trustworthy AI: Optimizing Content for Large Language Models." Enjoy other informative video shorts in our "DCL Bytes" series! is.gd/QLsBdS

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Accessibility is at the forefront of DCL's April newsletter: 🟩 Inaccessible PDFs 🟦 Accessibility Remediation ⬜ Complexities of the EAA 🟪 The ADA Title II is Days Away ...and other timely topics at is.gd/OiQ1Ab. We invite you to enjoy DCL News every month – it's quick to subscribe at is.gd/Y5UocD.

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Going to @scholarlypub.bsky.social (SSP)'s 48th Annual Meeting? DCL is! Learn more and register by April 17th for early-bird rates at is.gd/SsaDcQ. Can't make it or just want to re-live it? SSP is presenting a Meeting Highlights Virtual Event on June 17th, hosted by DCL's David Turner: is.gd/VaVjVb

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Data Conversion Laboratory @dclaboratory.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

What is "the DCL Difference"? It's our unwavering commitment to quality, because your organization deserves nothing but the most careful content solutions. Learn more from the video shorts collection "DCL Bytes" (is.gd/QLsBdS) and see what clients like you have shared at Trustpilot (is.gd/7DMkOW)! 🤝

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