Posts by Melody Smith
Ontologies Strengthen Data
User profiles play an important role in information retrieval systems. This “revelation” came from a software engineer study, but really, is it a big surprise?
Read MoreTaxonomies As Solutions
Scope has developed a taxonomy for PracticeUpdate, an e-portal that offers an array of professional research, information and education resources. This project contracted by Elsevier Health Services with the key business objective being to support more personalization of the user experience for PracticeUpdate. The solution required the development of a taxonomy for a number of medical domains. The taxonomy is essential for optimal filtering of results for the target audience and refining search results.
Read MoreStorage Process Improved with Partnership
ITAZ Technologies has partnered with Records and Archive Management Systems, to resell its product Globodox in Kenya. Globodox is an enterprise document management software application that simplifies the process of managing large volumes of data, and makes the process more efficient. Digital Journal brought this news to our attention in their article, “ITAZ Partners with Records and Archive Management Systems (RAMS) to Launch Document Management Software in Kenya.”
Read MoreComprehensive Filing Results in Findability
Infolinx System Solutions was chosen by the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) – Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) for their Infolinx WEB Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) enterprise physical records management software. This office had been tracking their records via the use of a spreadsheet.
Read MoreSemantic Technology Improves Matching Process
Employers are always searching for a network of talent to match to open positions. TalentCircles offers semantic technology that can identify and sort matching members with a percentage match for any job opening.
Read MoreHave Metadata, Will Time Travel
Metadata continues to get a bad rap for its participation in the NSA situation and other covert operations. We continue to try and lift up the benefits of metadata here, specifically how it acts as breadcrumbs to find your data fast and completely, when indexed against a strong, standards-based taxonomy. And we will continue to do so.
Read MoreEquivalence Relationships
Terms in an equivalence relationship refer to the same concept (or sometimes a roughly equivalent concept). They are usually synonyms. As has already been discussed, there should be only one “indexing term” or preferred term in your thesaurus for any given concept. You can and should include synonyms of those preferred terms in your thesaurus as synonyms. And the way to do that is with equivalence relationships. The synonyms that aren’t “preferred terms” are “non-preferred terms” in the same term record. Your taxonomy software instructions will indicate how to add non-preferred terms to term records; this action will establish an equivalence relationship between the preferred term and each non-preferred term.
Read MoreMetadata in Context
I have a difficult time not picking up an old book when I find one. I like to look at the yellowed pages, smell the dustiness that has accumulated over many years, and admire the worn binding and dog-eared pages. Those dog-eared pages are like a rabbit hole for me as I can’t resist the urge to look at the content someone felt important enough to mark for future reference. Reference books like thesauri and dictionaries are my Achilles heel. So this blog post definitely caught my attention and I think you will find it interesting as well.
Read MoreInvesting in your Employees
Intranets aren’t usually on the priority list for most organizations. It is difficult for managers to see a distinct ROI on the time spent to update or even create an intranet. We know this isn’t true if you are invested in empowering and engaging your employees. An informed, empowered employee is your best sales person and the ROI is high.
Read MoreMachine Assisted Indexing Maximizes Potential
Healthcare professionals are working hard to prepare for the transition to the ICD-10 coding classification system. The deadline of October 2014 is coming faster and faster. Industry professionals have advice on how to make the next year and half as productive as possible. Becker’s ASC Review brought this topic to our attention in their article, “7 Ways to Make the ICD-10 Switch Less Painful.”
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