Posts by Melody Smith
Learning 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.
Read MoreMoney Money Money
There are few people who don’t have interest of some level in money. Whether you want more, need more, or just don’t know how to manage what do you have, money can cause many strong emotions. Where does it come from? Why it is that certain physical tokens can function as money and others cannot. What is money made from?
Read MoreEnterprise Architecture Professional Sought
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.
Read MoreAlice Redmond-Neal Crosses the 30,000-Abstract Threshold for IFEBP and Access Innovations, Inc.
Access Innovations, Inc. is proud to announce that one of its devoted staff members has crossed a large indexing and abstracting milestone.
Read MoreYou Can Help
AGROVOC is a controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interest of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It is published by FAO and edited by a community of experts.
Read MoreNew Demands on Metadata
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is hosting a Metadata Summit next month in New York City.
Read MoreLearning Opportunities at SLA
Another learning opportunity is available from the Special Libraries Association 2015 Annual Conference. Attending the conference will give you access to the connections, resources, products and services that matter to your profession. The continuing education courses are full of great opportunities to enhance your skills.
Read MoreMetadata Management
A recent survey conducted by SOA Software indicates that a large percentage of biopharma companies are seeking metadata management technology solutions. Currently, only 10% of them actually have a technology solution in place.
Read MoreAgricultural Thesaurus and Glossary Input Invited
The National Agriculture Library is seeking your input on the Agriculture Thesaurus and Glossary. The thesaurus and glossary were first released by the National Agricultural Library in 2002.
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