Posts by Melody Smith
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The first volume in a series about creating and maintaining taxonomies is now available. “The Taxobook: History, Theories, and Concepts of Knowledge Organization” is written by our own Margie Hlava.
Read MoreSystematics Conference Offered
The Systematics Association is hosting a Young Systematists’ Forum 2014 in London, UK on November 21, 2014. Being committed to furthering all aspects of Systematic biology, the Systematics Association is organizing a program of international conferences on key themes in Systematics, including a series of major biennial conferences. The association also supports a variety of training courses in systematics and awards grants in support of systematics research.
Read MoreThe Use of Data in Election Cycles
Election Day has once again come and gone. Incumbents are ousted, bills are passed, and the political ads have finally stopped, so now the fallout begins. But regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, there’s one thing you can be sure of: lobbying groups and political campaigns have utilized Big Data to try to secure your vote and will place an increasing amount of importance on it. On a smaller level, data analysis been happening in this realm for years, but really, it became huge during President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Read MoreLooking for Some Help?
Most companies have to implement a combination of integration solutions at one time or another. There are resources for application managers heading integration initiatives to use. This helps them in the research process to determine which category of solution is most likely to offer the features and capabilities needed to execute a successful integration strategy.
Read MoreNew Thesaurus, New Resources
The 2014 edition of the CAB Thesaurus was published this summer (July 2014) by CABI, an inter-governmental, not-for-profit organization seeking to improve people’s lives worldwide by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.
Read MoreSame, But Not
Words like cognitive, intuitive, and semantic are often used interchangeably. However, these terms have distinct definitions that make them very different.
Read MoreSimplifying the Complicated
Instead of the intimidating task of barcoding and physically storing almost 200 years worth of court and land transaction paperwork, a New York county administration chose to invest in a Laserfiche document processing system. In the end it is projected they will save nearly $5.5 million on document management.
Read MoreSeeking Understanding of Change Through a Taxonomy
Despite the title, the RICHES Project has nothing to do with money in the sense of cash, investments, or gold. The Renewal, Innovation and Change: Heritage and European Society (RICHES) project came about because of digital technologies. A new approach and perspective for institutions and artists who are using new technologies and digital facilities to redefine cultural heritage.
Read MoreMetadata Proves Value
CyanLine has released a computer forensic imaging system, the Fast Disk Acquisition System (FDAS), that can provide additional evidence not detected with other technologies. This evidence is vital metadata that reveals how many times a computer device was turned on, and the number of hours that it has been in use.
Read MoreGood Housekeeping Enhances Findability
Many industries, including law firms, still struggle to incorporate the basics of records management systems. Though some look on such systems as an archaic form of organization, digitization and technology have made it today’s answer to findability. Of course this only applies when it is done properly.
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