Posts by Melody Smith
The Meta of Data
Metadata continues to be in the headlines, and most of the news isn’t good. What is missing is news around the meta of data and how it has transformed.
Read MoreAchieving Findability
Xerox was chosen by the Department of Homeland Security to convert the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ records to digital form.
Read MoreThe Wide World of Vocabulary
The average English-speaker knows between 25,000 and 40,000 words. The Oxford English Dictionary bills itself as the “definitive record of the English language.” To date, they have recorded 800,000 words and counting.
Read MoreAccess 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.
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