Melody Smith

About Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.

Thesaurus evolution – a case study in “Synthetic biology”

By |July 14th, 2014|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Thesaurus evolution – a case study in “Synthetic biology”

The following post, by Rachel Drysdale, originally appeared in PLOS BLOGS on April 8, 2014.
Science does not stand still and neither does the PLOS […]

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Records Management Specialist Needed

By |July 14th, 2014|News, reference|Comments Off on Records Management Specialist Needed

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.

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Discovering the Right Information

By |July 11th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Discovering the Right Information

Records and information management are a key function of any law firm. Depsite this fact, many professionals consider this portion of the office dispensable and replaceable. The good news is that the people who drive business within law firms see the benefit in a sound records management program.

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The Other Side of the Coin

By |July 11th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Other Side of the Coin

Metadata continues to be ambiguously and sometimes not so ambiguously tied to dark and dastardly deeds.

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The Value of Your Data

By |July 10th, 2014|Autoindexing, metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on The Value of Your Data

Data is everywhere, but in the healthcare industry it is fast becoming the largest producer. Combine that with the many other initiatives in health information technology going on – electronic health records, ICD-10 coding classification transition, Affordable Health Care, Meaningful Use – they need whatever help they can find.

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The Value of Good Recordkeeping

By |July 10th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on The Value of Good Recordkeeping

The new streamlined records management standard is simpler to use, making it easier for public sector organizations to maintain and keep essential records, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon. Peter Dunne.

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Counting Calories Is So Yesterday

By |July 9th, 2014|News, semantic|Comments Off on Counting Calories Is So Yesterday

Semantic technology has entered the kitchen, or at least, the kitchen arena. Apps, software and services that provide us with in-depth information about the food we eat have never been more popular. Consumers want to know more about their food than ever before. Enter software developers who are working fast and furious to meet that demand.

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Mad Discovery

By |July 9th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Mad Discovery

Libraries aren't exactly Madison Avenue material. However, libraries have to utilize their fair share of marketing for their programs and services. It may not be commercials and billboards. Instead, think flyers, posters, newsletters, and the like.

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The Navy Has Big Plans

By |July 8th, 2014|News, ontology, Technology|Comments Off on The Navy Has Big Plans

Apparently, the Navy has plans to create a big data ecosystem that will allow for advancements in analytics.

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The New Search

By |July 8th, 2014|News, search, semantic|Comments Off on The New Search

Digital marketing is changing in every industry, but none more than the insurance industry. There are tactics more appropriate and effective than the search engine optimization and keyword linking of days gone by. Google has made that very clear.

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