Posts by Melody Smith
Digital Books’ Impact on Libraries
Ebooks have changed the publishing world as we know, but it is easy to overlook the impact digital publishing has had on the library system. Two library systems alone —Toronto Public Library and King County Library System in Washington— have seen more than 2 million checkouts from OverDrive, the digital distributor for most libraries.
Read MoreInternships Available
As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you aren’t 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 MoreWebinar for Information Services
There is always time to learn. Especially when it is as convenient as a webinar. A special National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) learning opportunity is scheduled for Friday, February 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). Bryan Alexander, Consultant and Editor of Future Trends in Technology and Education, and Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Professor/Coordinator for Strategic Planning/Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be discussing trends and challenges facing information professionals these days.
Read MoreOpening the Doors
Facebook has announced that it will open source deep learning modules for the Torch artificial intelligence project. This could speed up technology and make it more accessible to developers and ultimately companies.
Read MoreBob Kasenchak Named Head of Product Development at Access Innovations, Inc.
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce an exciting change to its corporate structure, a change designed to increase revenue and maximize the considerable talent of its staff.
Read MoreSuper Fans
For full disclosure, I am not a sports person. That may not be too surprising as I am of the gender least likely to be interested. Before my female friends and colleagues who enjoy the games get offended, know that I am not saying this with any amount of pride nor disdain for those who do not fall in the statistical profile. In fact, female viewership of the National Football League (NFL) alone is up 26%. Some are even saying that the increase in female fans might be significant to saving their future.
Read MoreDefining Ontologies
Developing a taxonomy or classification system organized into conceptually similar categories can help users gain a better understanding of the taxonomy subject area. Likewise, an ontology can provide insights into relationships that go beyond grouping of similar concepts. In the case of the recent Time magazine thesaurus showing the relationships of various famous people for 2014, it really is more of an ontology identifying the relationships and correlations. To create a useful ontology, there needs to be a way to evaluate the quality of knowledge model.
Read More19th EDW Conference
Enterprise Data World EDW is taking place March 29-April 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Are you ready?
Read MoreA Working Relationship
How do you really feel about SharePoint? With required manual tagging, often users hate to upload a document only to find that there are a half dozen fields to fill in before they can finish the upload process.
Read MoreHandling the Email Chaos
The voices, or maybe the rants, differ on the advantages of email for records management. We understand the storage challenges that come with the mass amounts of data created by email and in discovery alone email poses challenges to even the strongest records management policies.
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