Posts by Melody Smith
Ready Set Go
The key to a successful SharePoint implementation from a content management point of view is metadata. Metadata management should be a tier one priority in records management. CMS Wire brought this news our direction in their article, “Metadata Solves Your SharePoint Content Management Problems.” The most common reason organizations delay their file share migration to…
Read MoreUDC Seminar Scheduled for This Month
The next International Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) Seminar entitled “Classification & Visualization: Interfaces to Knowledge” will take place on October 24-25, 2013 in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek at The Hague. This is the fourth in a series of International UDC Seminars devoted to advances in documentary classification research and their application in a networked environment.
Read MoreEuropean Project Opens Code
The EU’s “digital.me” project is a multiple-partner project to develop a system for user-controlled social networks and services that can serve as a central hub for managing a user’s various digital identities. This big news is they have now released the source code from its software development work as an open-source project.
Read MoreData Harmony Users Group Meeting – “Then and Now: Addressing the Changing Needs of Content Development”
Monday, February 10, is a full-day overview of the Data Harmony software suite. Attendees will learn how, why, and when taxonomies are used; how to start and maintain a taxonomy; and about resources available for taxonomy development. This information will provide a solid foundation for deeper understanding of the core meeting sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Read MorePrank Gone Viral
One biologist spends an inordinate amount of time sending a faux paper with incorrect and downright false information to be published. The surprise is that the majority of the papers are published.
Read MoreWorking Together to Further Semantic Technology
A new strategic partnership has come to light between Cherry Olive and Ontology Systems. This joint effort between a unified data management specialist and a semantic search company has potential to smooth the process of integration and deployment of products. This interesting news was shared in their press release titled, “Cherry Olive, Ontology Systems sign strategic partnership to assist companies to control big data.” Ontology 4 was recently launched and it replaces the traditional data integration.
Read MoreComing to Terms with Taxonomy Tools
Your indexing platform is losing its range
You’re thinking it’s time for a serious change
You’ve scoured the web,
and still you’re left wanting
Just sorting through features and hype
can be daunting
Bottom Up or Top Down?
Bottom up and top down are two opposite (but completely compatible) approaches to developing hierarchical structure. The controlled vocabulary standard ANSI/NISO Z39.19 explains the two approaches as follows:
Read MoreFor The Music Nerds
I have found another taxonomy of a not-so-usual subject – band names. This beautifully designed infographic tracks band names in a variety of well-organized categories. The charts track which locations are most frequently cited in band names point heavily toward a bias in the direction of the Eastern half of the United States and aside from a short list of two, Australia is largely neglected.
Read MoreMetadata: The Good Twin
Digitalsmiths provides the technology to determine what’s happening in a video, moment by moment. This capability can then be used by cable operators or streaming video providers to offer personalized recommendations to viewers. They have added to that experience by offering social recommendations to their product offering. This creates a more dynamic way for users to search and discover videos from those providers. Gigaom brought this news to our attention in their article, “Digitalsmiths adds social search and recommendations.”
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