Posts by Melody Smith
Taking 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.
Read MoreGrammar Violations
We all know them. They are the grammar police. The person in your circle of friends or maybe on your Facebook feed that can’t ignore mix-ups like irregardless and regardless or vica versa and vice versa. For that matter, maybe you are that friend. The misuse of words whether it be accidental or a true misunderstanding of the meaning makes the hairs on your neck stand alert and ready to proclaim a guilty sentence and subsequent punishment on any offender.
Read MoreClassifying the Themes in Parks
It is always interesting to find so-called 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.
Read MoreChanging Data
As fast as technology is changing and morphing, I suspect that in twenty years we will look back on today as “the good ole’ days”. When it comes to data (or as it is affectionately referred to now, big data), organizations are still having difficulty assessing the value of what they have, because they have so much.
Read MoreUsing Taxonomy to Save a Butterfly
The monarch butterfly is a beautiful sight, whether it’s fluttering through a garden or resting on a flower. Understandably admired, it’s the state insect of Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas. It’s also the state butterfly of Vermont and West Virginia.
Read MoreMetadata is Changing Everything
The Attorney-General’s Department is standing firm on their belief that obtaining a warrant for every metadata request would be an onerous burden on law enforcement.
Read MoreWhat is your price?
Information is valuable. Few would argue that point. How do you begin to put a number or a cost to your information? It is easy to apply numbers to software, hardware, and man hours – but what about the content? If you were to sell your information, what would be the selling price?
Read MoreIncreasing Your Knowledge
A knowledge graph is essentially a knowledge base, most commonly used by Google to enhance its search results. It provides structured and detailed information about the topic in addition to a list of links to other sites. Regardless of how much you know about knowledge graphs or how much you use them, you can still take advantage of a free educational webinar on April 14th to learn more.
Read MoreSimplifying Search
The recent launch of TopQuadrant’s Version 4.6 of TopBraid Suite is designed to simplify the development and management of standards-based, model-driven solutions for enterprise taxonomy, ontology and metadata management.
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