Posts by Melody Smith
The Dets on Data
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Big Data Working Group recently released the Big Data Taxonomy Report, a report to help decision makers understand and navigate the myriad choices within the big data designation.
Read MoreContradictory Classification
In a series that features various resources with specific interests, this particular one caught our interest and irony. It provides the tables of contents of a selection of Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals, both in text format and through a Web search program.
Read MoreMarathon Indexing Project
AMCAD has started working on a document management project with Arizona’s Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court. The plan is to scan and index approximately five million images in six months’ time. This monumental task is part of a larger long-term records management strategy for the Clerk of the Superior Court.
Read MoreFeline in the Fedora
We all know Roget as the word man, but he clearly was one brilliant man who loved all sorts of things, words among them. Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet captured that in their latest release, The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus. The authors approach presents Roget’s lifelong passion for word lists as well as much more.
Read MoreRegistration Now Open for the 11th Annual Data Harmony Users Group Meeting
Registration is now open for the 11th Annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting, scheduled for February 16-20, 2015 at the Access Innovations, Inc. offices at 4725 Indian School Road Northeast, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Read MoreBut No Rudolph
An interesting find in the world of taxonomies today, Platter-saurus – a thesaurus of 20th century musical styles, artists, and titles. This website is also available in a printed book format (limited quantities available) and CD-ROM. The advantage of the book and CD-ROM is that you can explore Musical Categories and find artists and song titles you may not have heard of before or perhaps have forgotten.
Read MoreA Different Approach for Some
Perspective is key as we hear time and time again. How one person or group of people look at a situation is likely very different from those on the other side of the coin. This is true with taxonomies as well. Who builds them and the perspective they bring to the project is key to its success or failure. The Financial Times brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Where new ideas take root.”
Read MoreAll XBRL All Week
“XBRL week in Brussels” begins on November 24, 2014 and goes through November 27th. With a comprehensive agenda spanning those four days, it is a strong draw for anyone involved with Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), including experts in supervision/filing (including IT and accountants), project managers, solution providers, vendor representatives and consultants.
Read MoreUnique Opportunity in Munich
The Society for Classical Studies is inviting applications for a one-year Fellowship from July 2015 through June 2016. The Fellowship will enable an American scholar to participate in the work of the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Institute (TLL) in Munich.
Read MoreThe Power of Metadata
The publishing industry has long been reliant on digital information to sell books in all formats. More and more, publishers are considering the tools they use to manage the publishing process. Their challenges include inefficient tools, often requiring replication of work to process what is essentially the same data for different uses.
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