Posts by Melody Smith
Lessons Abound
As health care providers are going through the process of preparing for the ICD-10 coding classification transition, it is a good opportunity to evaluate other areas related to the process. One practical way to prepare for the ICD-10 transition is to look at areas in which you can improve how you document your clinical services. This will also provide a learning opportunity for staff.
Read MoreConference Addresses Metadata and Images
Want to go to Spain? Need a good reason to go to Spain? The 7th Information Technology for News (IPTC) Photo Metadata Conference will be held in Barcelona on June 13th in conjunction with the annual Congress of the European Picture Agency Association (CEPIC).
Read MoreNew Resources Available
Serials Solutions is working with Teton Data Systems (TDS) to make the premier healthcare e-resource STAT!Ref discoverable via the Summon service.
Read MoreRecent Merger Among Education Publishers
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have agreed to combine AEP’s programming and professional development with AAP’s public policy advocacy to provide comprehensive services for the preK-12 education publishing industry.
Read MoreSemantic Technology for Advertisers
Vertical Search Works (VSW) utilizes both human and machine intelligence to reach their objectives for advertisers, agencies, and publishers. VSW’s Security Integrity Process (SIP) can seriously reduce the risk of ad fraud and malware.
Read MoreSemantic Chat
Military intelligence is teaming up with the science and experts of ontology to understand the challenges and solutions for storing big data. An April 18 workshop at the University at Buffalo (UB) will explore this big data conundrum, as well as related topics.
Read MorePredictability is Not a Bad Thing
We know that building a taxonomy is not easy. It requires research, building of terms, identifying criteria, and the list goes on and on. And we all know that it doesn’t always go smoothly and in predictable order.
Read MoreComprehensive Findability
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has chosen TEMIS’s Luxid Platform to enhance its scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly (STMS) content. The result will be search and discovery tools providing professional and academic researchers faster and better findability.
Read MoreNew Partnership in Data Management
Semantic Web Company (SWC) and OpenLink Integration Business Partner Program have joined together, making Virtuoso an important part of SWC’s products and services.
Read MoreThe Power of Semantics
It is no secret that Yahoo has purchased the microblogging site, Tumblr. However, it seems confusing to some as to why a small player in the world of search (and getting smaller), invested over a billion dollars in something that has no solid business model. The answer is semantics.
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