Melody Smith

About Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.

Working Well Together

By |March 10th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Working Well Together

Last year when DATAVERSITY Education, LLC purchased SemanticWeb.com, it was the precursor to one incredible data management education resource. By combining the two sources, they are pooling all writers and support staff into one grand effort, giving DATAVERSITY readers easy access to a wealth of content on semantic technologies, and SemanticWeb.com readers easy access to a deeper pool of content on some of their favorite subjects.

Access Innovations Named in KMWorld’s Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”

By |March 9th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Access Innovations Named in KMWorld’s Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”

Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, is pleased to announce its inclusion on KMWorld's annual list of the "Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management."

Call for Speakers for Enterprise Search & Discovery 2015

By |March 9th, 2015|News, search|Comments Off on Call for Speakers for Enterprise Search & Discovery 2015

Here is an opportunity to share your experiences and perspective at the Enterprise Search & Discovery 2015 in Washington, DC on November 3-5, 2015.

Wanted: Experienced Taxonomist

By |March 6th, 2015|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Wanted: Experienced Taxonomist

Even if you know what taxonomies are and how they can help make your content findable, where do you find one when it is time? Heather Hedden, author of The Accidental Taxonomist, speaks to this issue in her blog post, "How to Find a Taxonomist."

Second Chance at Learning Opportunity

By |March 5th, 2015|indexing, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Second Chance at Learning Opportunity

This opportunity for learning is much like a mulligan in golf. The three-part webinar series on "Practical Taxonomy Creation" by Heather Hedden, was actually held in January, but they were recorded and are available for a replay purchase.

Back to School

By |March 5th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Back to School

Ever considered pursuing a graduate degree? Maybe now is the time to make that dream come true. Columbia University's Master of Science in Information and Knowledge Strategy is designed to prepare knowledge practitioners to plan and lead knowledge and information services, improve collaboration and networks, and create innovative knowledge products.

Knowledge Management Opportunities in Germany

By |March 4th, 2015|News|Comments Off on Knowledge Management Opportunities in Germany

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.

Google It

By |March 4th, 2015|News, search|Comments Off on Google It

Google has started on an adventure that could change health care and medicine as well as add a whole new avenue of work. Google’s Head of Life Sciences, Andrew Conrad, recently announced that the company is building a nanoparticle platform that could one day be used to continuously measure a person’s health through ingestible nanoparticles.