Melody Smith

Webinar Offered for SharePoint and Search

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2014

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.”

Clearing the Dust

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2014

Understanding the relationships among data, metadata, and information is important if we are to make sense of the data we collect. Metadata can be about perspective. Understanding its importance can help move beyond the simpler use of collection and storage.

Perception or Perfection?

By Melody Smith | February 6, 2014

Embarcadero Technologies has announced the release of Embarcadero CONNECT, the company’s new metadata governance platform.

Surfing the Change

By Melody Smith | February 6, 2014

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.

The Hidden Meaning

By Melody Smith | February 5, 2014

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.

Partnership in Integration

By Melody Smith | February 5, 2014

Brocade and fluid Operations have completed a technology integration project to simplify and automate deployment, management, and automation of EMC® VSPEX™ Proven Infrastructure solutions for small and mid-sized organizations.

Where to put the data?

By Melody Smith | February 4, 2014

Box recently announced that it will be making the documents stored in its cloud storage system smarter. They give the credit to the metadata.

Defining the Parameters

By Melody Smith | February 4, 2014

Search has never been more personal, or engaging or sometimes difficult. Properly defining your query is the key to a successful search and that isn’t always the easiest of tasks. Semantic technology continues to evolve, and as a result search is becoming more comprehensive, effective, and challenging. This interesting topic was brought to us by GCN in their article, “Semantic search: Still more luck than technology.”

Marjorie M.K. Hlava Selected to Receive Prestigious Miles Conrad Award from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™)

By Melody Smith | February 3, 2014

Marjorie (Margie) M.K. Hlava, president of Albuquerque-based Access Innovations, Inc., has been selected to receive the prestigious Miles Conrad Award from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS). The award will be presented at the upcoming 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, February 23-25, 2014. In keeping with longstanding tradition, Marjorie will present a 45-minute lecture with her perspective on the information industry during the NFAIS Annual Conference.

Capturing the History

By Melody Smith | February 3, 2014

ISKO (the International Society for Knowledge Organization) has made its free online bibliographic service, Knowledge Organization Literature, even more comprehensive. This recent enhancement will cover nine more years back in bibliographical references. Covering the years from 1988 to the present, the Knowledge Organization Literature database continues to be updated with recent literature.