Posts by Melody Smith
Expressing Culture in Coffee Classification
It is always interesting to me when I find taxonomies of interesting and unusual topics. Even if they aren’t true taxonomies, they are typically classifications of some form or another, and they provide information, which is, after all, the goal. The latest find: Gizmodo recently published “A Taxonomy Of Hip Coffee Shop Names.” We have come…
Read MoreSearch What?
Semantic search isn’t new. We have all experienced it, whether we realized it at the time or not. Google continues to put more priority on it, and is indicating that it will influence rankings now and even more so in the future. This interesting topic came from eConsultancy in their article, “Semantic search: the future of search…
Read MoreA Word By Any Other Name
The Beatles just may cringe a little if they were still together. A humorous, tongue-in-cheek parody based on a song of theirs (I Am the Walrus) was brought to our attention in a video titled, “The Chaser’s War on Everything: I am thesaurus.” As in most news stories, the real entertainment is in the comment…
Read MoreMetadata and Findability
When introduced, metadata was basic and easy. It was breadcrumbs that led you to the real data or file. Once you understood the right information to put into it, the concept itself was simple. What was clear has become murky. This interesting topic came from KMWorld in their article, “Dissolution of metadata.” If you think of metadata…
Read MoreDirector of Taxonomy Needed
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…
Read MoreBuilding Trust in Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and publisher of the Science family of journals, has acquired “Peer Review Evaluation” (PRE), a web-based service that promotes public trust in science by making the review of original research more transparent and verifiable. We found this interesting news on Yahoo in their article, “AAAS, Publisher of…
Read MorePaying it Forward
The UC Davis University Library and the California Digital Library are leading a new project to help define the future of open access to scholarship. The Davis Enterprise brought this information to us in their article, “UCD gets grant to look at open access to published research.” “Pay It Forward: Investigating a Sustainable Model of Open…
Read MoreIntegraCoder® Version 2.0, Powered by Data Harmony®, Now Available Through Major EMR companies
IntegraCoder Version 2.0, the medical coding application developed by Access Integrity, a division of Access Innovations, Inc., and coding experts Find-A-Code, is now available as a component in the offerings of some of the nation’s largest electronic medical record (EMR) companies. Medical providers will now have access to the latest version of this application based…
Read MoreRules of Records Management
Records management has become easier and more difficult all because of recent advancements in technology. With the speed of indexing and retrieving comes more rules and more regulations, which are often applied inconsistently. This topic came from ZDNet in their article, “Best practices for corporate data retention.” There are legal ramifications involved in corporate data…
Read MoreNetworking Opportunity
The Information Governance Exchange is especially designed to provide an opportunity for those corporations that need to reposition their approach to information governance to benchmark. If that doesn’t convince you, they have offered up five reasons you should attend: This is the most senior and prestigious information governance event in North America. The content of the conference…
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