Posts by Melody Smith
Taxonomist Positions Available
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 MoreFather of Library Science
Father’s Day is coming up soon, so we thought we’d pay homage to Shiyali Ramamrita (S. R.) Ranganathan. As described in the Wikipedia article about him, Ranganathan “is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental…
Read MoreDefining Analytics
Qlik has introduced a new analytics platform to support the development of custom analytics applications, including web mash-ups. Business Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Qlik Introduces Developer Platform for Data Visualization and Analysis.” The Qlik® Analytics Platform is designed specifically for developers to build data-driven apps to power and differentiate…
Read MoreCool Taxonomies
In a discussion about larger cities, their actual residents and their desired residents, one writer asked some interesting questions about hipsters. This interesting topic was found on Forbes in their article, “Childless Cities? Bring In The Hipsters.” You already know my fascination with interesting taxonomies on interesting and unusual subjects. This article caught my eye…
Read MoreThe Importance of Platforms
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a unique learning opportunity, titled “Platforms that Perform: Taking Your Content to the Next Level.” Your platform is important. It is the gateway to your content and has a direct impact on the findability of your data. With new platform innovations and user expectations moving…
Read MoreThe Old Meets New
Online chat rooms and bulletin boards started in the 1980s and 1990s. As the internet evolved, social media sites became a prominent figure in the world of collaboration and digital community. However, the subjects aren’t always about food, news, entertainment, or politics. There is now an online collaboration happening around ancient text. This interesting information came…
Read MoreGet Smart
Semantics makes a practical tool for analyzing and filtering the massive quantities of big data. The capability of semantics to deal with a wide variety of data types and apply reasoning techniques is what makes it special. Learn how to turn big data into smart data at the Smart Data Conference in San Jose, CA on…
Read MoreThe New Normal
The search engines of today are so powerful and so common that we assume that searches will provide our desired results in a matter of seconds. If we are forced to wait a few more seconds than normal, it feels archaic and clunky. Speed in search is important. Businesses acknowledge the importance of search to…
Read MoreNext stop – Boston!
Are you headed to the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference in Boston this week? We will see you there. Margie Hlava, President of Access Innovations, Inc. and Bob Kasenchak, Head of Product Development, will be leading a workshop titled, “So You Have a Taxonomy…Now What? Advanced Taxonomy Topics.” The workshop addresses the next steps beyond just…
Read MoreProper Semantics
Someone (maybe your soul mate, best friend, or sister) who knows you well enough to finish your sentences for you has a semantic understanding of you. Even the most average of people understand context and know what you’re trying to say. However, once in a while, you meet someone with no talent for filling in those…
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