Posts by Melody Smith
Enriching Content
Scope e-Knowledge Center has launched their content enrichment solution – SemantiCz. This new product combines the foundational building blocks of abstracts from the ConSCIse platform and ontology from the diSCOver platform.
Read MoreInternship Opportunity Available
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 MoreManaging the Content
How effective are auto-classification tools for subject-based taxonomies? It is important to remember that when custom taxonomies are created and used for subject classification, the results are well received.
Read MoreStrong Data Management
Evolphin Software has launched the next generation of its enterprise-class software solution, Zoom 5.0, which was built from the ground up on Evolphin’s patent-pending RevDB (NoSQL) database architecture – optimized to handle massive structured and unstructured digital content.
Read MoreThe Meaning of the Words
Though the word synonym means a word with the same or similar meaning as another word, the choice of a word can drastically alter the meaning and the interpretation of any communication.
Read MoreSmart Data
Big data was all the rage in the last few years, but now, it is just data. Big indicated something new, a larger amount of data than ever before. But now the increase is normal. It is still big but the expected size. Information technology leaders are now looking at how to get the most out of the investments they’ve made in the technology to handle such data
Read MorePassive Searching for KM Taxonomy Resources
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” (Michael Althsuler)
In past blogs we’ve already looked at several ways to actively search the open web for taxonomy, thesaurus, and ontology resources. Today we’ll consider a few tools that enable passive – “set it and forget it” – searching. In these passive search methods, the searching doesn’t require the user’s continuous and direct attention. This search strategy allows you to turn your attention elsewhere while the tool trawls the web for content that is of interest to you. Let’s consider…
Read MoreFreedom of Data
Nine technological giants recently sent a letter to the United States Senate imploring the body to pass the USA Freedom Act. Giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple are speaking out against the massive data collection by the NSA and other agencies.
Read MoreEnhanced Content
Traditional records management has failed to meet the challenges of the digital era. Records management has to reach beyond the paper and move into the realm of true information governance. While records management has created a secure, centralized repository for documents with an audit trail, tracking and workflows, it still lacks the ease and efficiency of comprehensive search.
Read MoreHandling Metadata
Between the metadata scandal with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the latest computer virus, phishing scam, or cyber warfare theory, online data is in more and more danger. Organizations are weary and consumers are fearful. This pervasive distrust can result in startling financial ruins.
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