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.

Green Data Center Lab and Taxonomy

By |April 2nd, 2014|News, Technology|Comments Off on Green Data Center Lab and Taxonomy

Demartek has been named an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized test laboratory for the United States EPA ENERGY STAR® Data Center Storage program. They provide hands-on research and analysis by focusing on industry analysis and lab validation testing of server, network, storage, and security technologies. The EPA ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage taxonomy is consistent with the taxonomy developed by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Green Storage Initiative.

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April Fools’ Day

By |April 1st, 2014|indexing, News, search|Comments Off on April Fools’ Day

Today is the day of pranks, jokes, and trickery. Some people go to outlandish and extravagant efforts to pull a prank on others. But how did it get started? I went to the Library of Congress to find some answers.

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Knowledge Organization Systems and Return on Investment (KOSs and ROI)

By |March 31st, 2014|Access Insights, Business Intelligence, Business strategy, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Knowledge Organization Systems and Return on Investment (KOSs and ROI)

Let's call him George. George was having a very bad day. He needed legal advice. So, over his lunch hour he scheduled an appointment. After George described his situation, the lawyer pulled a book from the shelf behind him. After briefly scanning it and checking precedent, he confidently told George with a smile, “Relax. This is a slam dunk.” On his way out of the office, George gazed at the consultation invoice and muttered to himself: “15 minutes! Only 15 minutes and he charged me $325.00!”

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A Spirit of Another Name

By |March 31st, 2014|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on A Spirit of Another Name

I live in Kentucky. You can't look either direction without seeing a billboard for one bourbon brand or another. It is infiltrated into our environment and definitely our economics. We all have our favorites and then there are the illusive brands that many covet and/or steal. But what is the difference between whisky, whiskey, and bourbon? Is there a difference?

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The Social Powers

By |March 28th, 2014|News, search|Comments Off on The Social Powers

Yandex has announced that it is adding public Facebook data to the index of data mined for queries handled by the Russian Internet search company.

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The Potential in the Clouds

By |March 28th, 2014|metadata, News, storage|Comments Off on The Potential in the Clouds

2013 was all about the clouds – making the most of storage and sharing, searching and finding, access and metadata trails. Metadata rose to the top of any most talked about word cloud due to Edward Snowden and the NSA. Metadata is all the information that surrounds a file, including the filename, when it was uploaded, who it was shared with, and when it was accessed. The NSA’s metadata collection program proves that such information can be extremely valuable.

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Internal Strategy

By |March 27th, 2014|Business strategy, News, search|Comments Off on Internal Strategy

Organizational intranets are a major part of internal communications around the world. The responsibility for posting is housed in various locations, e.g., communications, information technology, human resources, and even the executive offices. There seems to be no standardization in technology or content management. What many do not realize is internal communications is far more than controlling the rumor mill or sharing the latest human resources policy. It is about strategy.

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Who’s the Boss?

By |March 26th, 2014|News, reference|Comments Off on Who’s the Boss?

In case you haven't read the press release that came out last week from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the title should give you reason for pause, "NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions."

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Records Management in the Court System

By |March 26th, 2014|Access Insights, indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Records Management in the Court System

Of course records play a vital role in the litigation process as any records management professional would affirm. But what exactly is their role?

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The Meaning Matters

By |March 25th, 2014|News, semantic|Comments Off on The Meaning Matters

Semantic technology has dramatically changed search in recent years. Consumers increasingly expect search engines to understand natural language and perceive the intent behind the words they include in their queries. How does this evolution affect you?

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