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SearchYourCloud provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services. Now they have broadened their reach to include Box in their latest version of client software. The goal is to make it more of a search once – find many kind of experience.
After critical business information has been identified at a high level and a focal has been assigned, best practices from complementary disciplines can be incorporated. Identify the main subjects for a business specific controlled vocabulary. Each company or organization develops its own language for talking about what it does. Like all languages, organizational languages are based on a common way of seeing and thinking. A technology or farm machinery company may use alphanumeric designations to identify thousands of products. An entertainment firm may use cryptic acronyms in discussing thousands of events or programs. An agricultural organization may talk about plans and events as they relate to “the harvest.” Even within one company, the language varies between departments. A finance department is likely to have a language that is different from the language used in research or operations departments.
Today is the first day of a week full of training, information sharing, and networking at Access Innovation's 10th Annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting. A full-day overview of the Data Harmony software suite takes place today to provide a solid foundation for deeper understanding of the core meeting sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Concept Searching and Microsoft are holding a joint webinar on Tuesday, February 18th. The session is titled "Why Metadata Matters in SharePoint Search and Information Governance."
Change is constant, but never more than in the world of technology. This is why it is no surprise that InfoDesk has realigned its Business Intelligence (BI) Solutions to meet these changes.
Researchers at Kuwait University have presented a new report regarding hierarchical navigation – the way users browse a taxonomy-based interface in an effort to locate information resources. Their project was to develop a taxonomy for a library and information science department to organize resources and support user browsing in a digital repository.