Posts by Melody Smith
Science and Fiction
Science and science fiction continues to cross paths as technology continues to advance. Warp drive and transporters are not that far away, at least in the world of light years.
Read MoreKnowledge Manager Position 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 MoreDifference is Appreciated
My mother is full of musings and witticisms. I should start my own blog just listing them but hence, no time. However, one of her favorite sayings especially when I was in my teen years and wanting everything everyone else had, was “imagine how boring this world would be if we were all the same?” Now in my forty-something years I see the wisdom and truth in those words. I admire uniqueness and sometimes stubbornness in others and myself. I don’t want to be like everyone else. I like being the unique being that is me.
Read MoreUnlocking the Classification of Plants
Linnaeus originally began designing and developing his taxonomic system by studying and classifying plants. This is the core, the foundation of the science and art of taxonomies today.
Read MoreMoving On Up
Moving is never fun. All the packing, all those boxes, and then carrying it all to the clouds. What?
Read MoreLearn More About Thesauri
The Association for Information Management (ASLIB) is offering a course on Thesaurus Basics. It is a distance learning platform and is scheduled for October 15, 2014. This course introduces the ideas behind the thesaurus, the most sophisticated gold-standard controlled vocabulary for information organization and retrieval. It enables participants to understand what thesauri are, why and how they are used, and why they are worth the intellectual effort needed to construct and maintain them.
Read MoreNew SLA Officers for 2015
Tom Rink, an instructor for library services at Northeastern State University (NSU) in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will lead the Special Libraries Association (SLA) as president in 2016
Read MoreAbusing the Thesaurus
A new twist in using technology to take shortcuts lands in universities, where students are using a thesaurus app to procure changes on essays copy-and-pasted from the internet. Their belief is that it no longer falls under plagiarism after they make a few changes. However, the results are often hilariously inept.
Read MoreBob Kasenchak to Facilitate Taxonomy Boot Camp Workshop
As we announced yesterday, our own Margie Hlava was named winner of the 2014 ASIS&T Award of Merit. Because she will be in Seattle on November 4th to receive this award, Bob Kladkfa;ceck will be leading the workshop “So You Have a Taxonomy – Now What?” in her place.
Read MoreMarjorie M.K. Hlava Named Winner of the 2014 ASIS&T Award of Merit
ASIS&T, the American Society for Information Science and Technology, has announced that it has selected Marjorie Hlava, President of Access Innovations, Inc., as the 2014 Award of Merit winner.
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