Posts by Melody Smith
Access Innovations Named in KMWorld’s Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, announces its inclusion on KMWorld’s annual list of the “Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management.”
Read MoreMetadata Jobs Available
We are always excited to share with our readers career opportunities in the world of taxonomy, metadata and semantic technology. Even if you aren’t 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. There seems to be a trend with jobs around metadata. And no, these don’t include the previous position of Edward Snowden.
Read MoreThe Taxonomy of Redundancy
We have all worked at organizations at one time or another that touted their mission, vision, and values and expected staff to be able to recite them at any time, on the spot. If you have ever worked at a hospital, you were often threatened with “Joint Commission might ask you in the hallway and you have to know.” Thirteen years later, no Joint Commission surveyor had ever stopped me to inquire of such information. All that memorizing was for naught.
Read MoreVillains, Psychopaths, and Taxonomies
My unending search for unique and special taxonomies took a dark turn this week into the world of psychopaths, specifically those in movies.
Read MoreKeeping Up With the Times
The Oxford English Dictionary has a reputation as the best, most comprehensive dictionary in the English speaking world. If asked, most people would agree that it has been geared more for academics than regular folks. That reputation doesn’t sit well with the new chief editor, Michael Proffitt, who believes the dictionary still has a place in today’s modern and technologically driven age.
Read MoreWorkshop on Semantic Computing Available
Big data applications present their own unique challenges in order to appropriately harness the utility of open source frameworks including such as Apache. Through these advances, Big data has become ubiquitous across all areas of research allowing for new applications that were not possible earlier
Read MoreCapturing Cultural References
Webster’s move over, the Urban Dictionary is quickly becoming the “go to” source for those trying to keep up with cultural and current terminology. Their existence on the Web allows them to be the anthropologist capturing cultural moments in real time.
Read MoreTaxonomic Technology in a New Market
This past week, Access Innovations has been hosting the annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting, which has included a variety of presentations. We presented a case study titled “Proven Technology in a New Market: the Data Harmony Suite of Products — A Game Changer in the Medical Claims Compliance Space.”
Read MoreMending the Relationships
LinkTek Corporation has released their LinkFixer Advanced software to help information management professionals avoid data loss during data migration.
Read MoreLove of Many Kinds
It is Valentine’s Day so you can’t be too surprised that I found a taxonomy all about love. I was surprised at how many there were but this one jumped out at me if for no other reason than the archaic walk down memory lane when I opened the full paper and found uber mimeographed typewritten paper. I could smell the ink as though I was still in the junior high office turning the barrel of blue ink over and over again, knowing I wouldn’t get that stain off my hands for days and not giving a flying fig.
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