Posts by Melody Smith
Round Table Focuses on Future
Another educational opportunity is available through the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS). Fast Times for Information: Understanding the On-going Revolution will sharpen your knowledge of the issues and trends ahead, help you understand the details and nuances of major issues, and network with the emerging innovators in the content and publishing field.
Read MoreA Double Decker
I am a foodie and I write for a taxonomy blog. Of course I am going to share the latest taxonomy, “A Field Guide to the American Sandwich,” found in The New York Times.
Read MoreCredit Where Credit is Due
No one will argue how helpful auto-classification or auto-indexing is to the world of making content findable. This interesting topic came from the blog post, “Jet Packs, Cars That Drive Themselves, and Autoclassification” from Earley & Associates.
Read MoreClick Three Times?
Every now and then, we hear or read the advice that taxonomies should be no more than three levels deep. The reason given is what’s commonly known in the web design world as the three-click rule. Supposedly, users do not have the patience to find information on a website using any more than three clicks of a mouse. Ergo, navigation hierarchies and similar structures are expected to honor this limitation by keeping the entire pool at kiddie depth.
Read MoreThe Future of CMSs is Open
Content management systems (CMS) have evolved over the years from merely a copy and paste function to a mix of development, design, marketing, information architecture, user experience, and more. Websites are still a core asset of most businesses, which means the CMS has become increasingly important.
Read MoreProgression of Data
The increasing digitization of information, combined with multiple vehicles that bring them to you and take information from you, can be overwhelming.
Read MoreHandling the Challenges of Knowledge Management
A well designed and implemented knowledge management system will inform and educate your end users. On the other side of that coin, a poorly implemented knowledge management system creates more problems than it solves. Lucidea is offering a webinar that addresses the challenges of implementing a knowledge management solution.
Read MoreSurvey for Content Analytics
The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) is interested in what your plans are and what experiences in unstructured content issues you are finding? Weigh in on their newest survey, “Content Analytics: automating processes and extracting knowledge” here.
Read MoreLearning Opportunity for Competitive Intelligence
The Special Libraries Association, Competitive Intelligence Division is bringing a learning opportunity to you. “Creating Competitive Intelligence Taxonomies to Visualize Your Business Environment” is a structured approach to intelligence information that makes competitive intelligence faster and even more efficient. Using topic maps or taxonomies, this interesting webinar demonstrates ways to visualize and organize a dynamic business environment.
Read MoreAction Heroes vs. Super Heroes
How could I not share this little gem? Labeled the “action hero manifesto”, this wheel classifies the various attributes that surround a super hero. For instance, an action hero is not a superhero.
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