Posts by Melody Smith
From Skyscrapers to Cell Phones
In the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) quarterly e-blast, Enotes, a one-directional commentary on form and function caught our attention. Enotes is only available to members of NFAIS so if you aren’t already a member, that can be resolved here.
Read MoreEnhancing the Results
Content Analyst has released Cerebrant, a SaaS-based discovery platform. Cerebrant enables users to quickly and effectively find the most relevant internal and external content.
Read MoreIndexing Conference Offers More
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) is once again hosting their annual conference, this time in Seattle, Washington. This comprehensive event is scheduled for April 29-May 1, 2015 and is considered the primary source for information and education about indexing.
Read MoreThumbing Through Thesauri
The International Labour Organization (ILO) makes available a number of excellent resources in the field of Occupational Safety and Health.
Read MoreA Short Roundup of Recent Taxonomy Books
Over the past couple of decades, the field of knowledge organization systems (such as taxonomies and thesauri) has matured. This maturation has led KOS experts to write books that consolidate and share the theories, insights, and techniques that have emerged. Below is a roundup of some of the more recent books in the area of taxonomies and related knowledge organization systems.
Read MoreTools for the Trade
I am a writer. I write a variety of content. Writing for TaxoDiary is just one avenue where my words take shape. I also write about employee engagement, communications, healthcare billing, medical coding, human resources, and when time allows, I splurge with some good ole fiction writing to spur the creative juices. I say all this to provide context as to why having a new variety of theasauri truly excites me.
Read MoreMore Open Access Journals
The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies (JCMS) has an overall focus on the care and exhibition of collection items. The scope thus includes conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection management and curation.
Read MoreIs Data Value Based on Size?
Does the size of data really make a difference? Some definitions of small data involve the specific end-user relevance of big data applications. Some consider it the opposite of big data, i.e. transactional data. All data is valuable and contains the same potential for analytics.
Read MoreTaking Stock
Secretary of State John Kerry recently requested a review of all efforts underway to improve records management within the State Department.
Read MoreGiving Back
Student and former teacher, Elizabeth Charlton, who completed her Diploma in Records and Information Management with the Open Polytechnic last year, has been awarded the Ian McLean Wards Scholarship and plans to put it to good use.
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