Posts by Melody Smith
Collaboration Fosters Quality
2014 was and 2015 appears to be following in suit, the year of mergers and acquisitions. We have shared a few of those, always emphasizing that collaboration almost always results in better anything – products, results, and even people. But in the world of non-profits how does mergers prove beneficial?
Read MoreOpen Access to Scholarly Work
Open access to the publications of the Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge, in accordance with the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to knowledge in the sciences and humanities, was launched by the Max Planck Society in 2003. Their aim is to disseminate the results of scholarly work to a broad audience expediently and with little to no cost.
Read MorePackrats Unite
Here we are at the beginning of a new year. Resolutions aside, it is great time to take inventory of your records and evaluate your records management plan.
Read MoreExpanding the Search
Sometimes I mess around with the Siri app on my iPhone, but that is the extent of that. However I have noticed more and more of my friends actually using the talk feature on their mobile phone to search the Internet. It is their verbal Google.
Read MoreA Celebration of Roget’s Taxonomy
Later this week is January 18th, which for taxonomists is notable for two things: 1) it’s Thesaurus Day; and 2) it’s the birthday of Peter Mark Roget. This double occurrence is no coincidence. We may consider Doctor Roget to be the inventor of the thesaurus (or at least one of its pioneers), and a person whose birthday is cause for taxonomists’ celebration.
Read MoreTightening Up Security
Expert System SpA is known for their development of semantic software for the effective management of information and big data. They recently announced that together with Elettronica SpA, they are establishing a new company, CY4Gate Srl.
Read MoreRecords Management Needs Standards
The University of Ghana has launched a Records Management and Archives Policy to provide a framework for ensuring that accurate records of the business activities of the university are created, managed and maintained effectively.
Read MoreMaking Your Content Findable
Concept Searching is addressing the business and technology challenges of migration, security, records management, and information governance through new add-on software to its already existing Smart Content Framework. conceptTaxonomyWorkflow serves as a strategic tool, managing enterprise metadata to drive business processes at both the operational and tactical levels.
Read MoreThe Value of Professionals
The value of and need for information professionals in a corporate environment is being argued in this interesting discussion from the Answer Maven blog in their post, “Information Professionals: High Value Investments for Corporate Workplaces.”
Read MoreSharePoint Fest Names New Sponsor
As 2015 arrives, the list of conferences, learning opportunities, and networking events continue to line up. Concept Searching just announced they are a Platinum Sponsor of SharePoint Fest in Washington D.C. on April 8-10, 2015.
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