GalleryUsing Metadata for Findability in Research
Metadata is a term that has been around for awhile and is sometimes mentioned in relation to cybercrime and “big brother” activity, but at […]
Access Innovations at 2021 DCMI
The theme of 2021 Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Virtual is Metadata Innovation. This year’s event will include virtual, invited and moderated sessions including keynotes, […]
Looking to the Experts
Traditional classifications of animals, medicine, diseases, and other vastly dense topics can feel like reciting pi – infinite data with infinite possibilities.
While there may […]
GalleryClassifying the Un-classifiable
Traditional classifications of animals, medicine, diseases, and other vastly dense topics can feel like reciting pi – infinite data with infinite possibilities.
While there may […]
Taxonomist Needed in D.C.
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, metadata, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with […]
Choosing Related Terms
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Which quiche? You’ll have to read to the end to find out.
As many of our readers are aware, hierarchical thesauri are distinguished from […]
ICD-10 and Taxonomies
In Canada, the implementation of ICD-10 caused an approximate 50% drop in productivity in rates of coding in the health profession. Reports show that […]
Knowledge Management Opportunities in Germany
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.
The Gift of SMEs
A typical thesaurus construction project for a scholarly publisher, policy clearinghouse, medical institution, or any other client with a technical vocabulary involves the input of a number of stakeholders.