Posts by Melody Smith
Keeping Things Clear
In a controlled vocabulary, we strive for disambiguation, the restriction and clarification of meaning. We want to determine and clarify what exactly is meant by each term. Reading could mean a town in England or it could be a communication process. We might have the word ‘cells’, meaning biological microsystems or electrical equipment or prison housing or other things. You can have a terrorist cell. Cell is a broadly used term, and without some kind of a modifier around it, we can’t be sure what it is exactly.
Read MoreEducational Opportunities Available in October
Concept Searching released their webinar schedule for October 2013 and it includes a variety of topics such as SharePoint, Office 365, solving business challenges, IT trends, and as well as a ‘How To’ technology series. The webinars feature experts in their respective fields.
Read MoreContributions to Document Management Acknowledged
KnowledgeLake has been named a finalist for this year’s Document Manager Awards. Companies involved with document management and content capturing are recognized at these awards for their significant impact with the readers of Document Manager Magazine. The awards are hosted by Document Manager Magazine in London, United Kingdom on October 3rd.
Read MoreCornering Metadata
Tieto Classify has been released in response to the challenges plaguing information management professionals. Classifying and managing metadata is a constant challenge that has grown in direct proportion to the data boom.
Read MoreConnecting Libraries Around the World
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has entered into an agreement with BiblioLabs. The result of this partnership will result in increased access to historical content and enable libraries, museums, and other institutions to make digital content from their internal repositories available to others. We found this topic on Consumer Electronics in their article, “EBSCO Announces Agreement to Sell Products from BiblioLabs and Include Metadata in EBSCO Discovery Service.”
Read MoreMobile Apps Using More Semantic Technology
Tempo is the latest smart calendar app that seeks to replace the native calendar apps on smartphones. The technology driving the app is from the same U.S. Defense Department’s DARPA SRI-led research that produced Apple’s Siri and Yahoo’s Summly. Search Engine Land brought this news to our attention in their article, ‘Tempo “Calendar Assistant” Uses Search Like Google Now.”
Read MoreDefining the Terms
Ajax Union is known for the variety of online marketing resources it offers, and now they have released the newest addition to their line-up: a compilation of definitions for commonly used email marketing terms. The list includes comprehensive and easy-to-understand explanations for everything from Auto Responders to Seed Emails.
Read MoreChoose a Vendor with Experience
UnitedHealth Group has recalled software used in hospital emergency departments in more than 20 states because of an error that caused doctor’s notes about patient prescriptions to drop out of their files.
Read MoreCopyrighting Search Results May Be Next
As you may or may not know, Russia’s new anti-piracy law continues to be reviewed and tested. The amendments to the controversial law have just passed their first reading. But what has everyone holding their breath is the intention to expand the legislation to address search engine results. Google and Russia’s leading search engine Yandex are extremely concerned by the proposals.
Read MoreLibrary of e-Books at Your Fingertips
For those of us who gave in and went to the “dark side” of publishing, i.e. e-readers, finding digital books that you can loan or borrow beyond the minimalistic approach Kindle offers has long been a dream. This is why when I read about Oyster, I literally thought I heard angels sing. Okay, maybe just one.
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