Posts by Melody Smith
Language Comes into the Future
The Oxford English Dictionary is progressing towards a third edition with over 619,000 words compiled between its binding. To compile a dictionary of nearly every word in the English language was an endeavor typical of Victorian times. This mammoth-sized task resulted in the first installment emerging in 1884 with its contents “A to Ant.”
Read MoreGovernment Recordkeeping Falls Short
A recent report finds that nearly half of federal agency records and management officials felt they would not be able to meet the December 31, 2013, deadline to digitize and streamline records management practices.
Read MoreEnterprise Information Architecture Director Sought
Continuing to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are always excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. 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.
Read MoreKeep It Real
Search engine optimization used to be about writing relevant content and then reinforcing that with links. This approach was geared specifically for keyword searches. However, in this world of semantic search, that is no longer enough. This interesting topic came from the blog, Net Elixir, in their post, “Semantic Search: The Present State and a Look to the Future.”
Read MoreTaxonomies to the Rescue
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues and day-to-day operations are changing for many healthcare providers. For example, hospitals must now shift their patient records systems to electronic medical records, which introduces additional challenges during an already stressful time. This interesting and relevant news was found on ebizQ in their article, “Taxonomy Aids Navigation of Turbulent Healthcare Environment.”
Read MoreData Analyst Sought
As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are always excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. 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.
Read MoreNew Partnership Focusing on Analytics
Actuate Corporation has announced their cooperation with Bitext, who provides text analytics engines. Sequentially, Bitext recently announced a partnership with Salesforce.com. All this camaraderie is combining tools and talents to produce solutions unavailable in a solo state.
Read MoreStandards Come with Experience
Foxtel has selected Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery to provide metadata management to support its pay TV services on both broadcast and IPTV platforms.
Read MoreData? What data?
We often speak of the massive volume of data that exists and is being created each and every moment of the day. However, if you narrowed it on just a portion of that data, you would find there is a large variety of data out there. Forbes brought this information to us in their article, “Big Data Variety Means That Metadata Matters.”
Read MoreSearch and Semantic Technology
Expert System has announced an innovative semantic solution for Wolters Kluwer Italy by integrating Expert System’s Cogito. This collaboration improves access and findability of information on their online portal. MarketWatch brought us this information in their article, “Expert System Develops Semantic Search Engine for Wolters Kluwer Italy.”
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