Posts by Melody Smith
Emotional Intelligence
Defining our own emotions is difficult enough, but now Google is working on a semantic natural language technology that will read emotions and meaning from your internet history so your query returns a dynamic and comprehensive result. Search is no longer about just keywords.
Read MoreData About Data
The massive growth in the volume of data being created is no surprise to anyone. Most people think of documents, photos, and programs as the main contributor to this mountain of data, but don’t forget about digital video and broadcast video. For instance, it has been reported that the television program Deadliest Catch creates almost 1PB of digital film per episode.
Read MoreFinding Family
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to family history and genealogy. Indexing massive amounts of data provides FamilySearch.org the advantage when it comes to searching genealogical records online by name, date and location. Currently there are 2.4 million rolls of microfilm in their vault undergoing digital conversation, and that doesn’t include new digital images that are being collected online.
Read MoreTheory of Knowledge: 19th and 20th Century Developments
In the 19th century, the study of the nature of knowledge came to be known as epistemology. The term was introduced by Scottish metaphysic James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864). Epistemological writers explored how knowledge relates to connected notions, such as belief and truth. They also considered the means of production of knowledge. And to a large extent, they embraced skepticism. a mode of thinking that required information to be well supported by evidence before it could be accepted as fact, i.e., knowledge.
Read MoreBe a Metadata Maestro
Orchestration of metadata is similar to that of a symphony. The ability to see and control the entire production makes a talented maestro very valuable. Metadata orchestration is the ability to see a real-time picture of data through data virtualization and segregation. This could make a maestro out of any organizational leader. To create consolidated intelligences and processes…
Read MoreLearn More About Ontologies
An educational opportunity exists this week at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This symposium on how to develop and evaluate ontologies is scheduled for May 2-3, 2013.
Read MoreSemantic Workshop in September
The 9th International IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) Workshop on Semantic Web & Web Semantics (SWWS 2013) is being held in conjunction with OnTheMove Federated Conferences (OTM 2013) between September 9–13, 2013 in Graz, Austria.
Read MoreHandling the Data
ProQuest has entered into an expanded agreement with publisher Schattauer GmbH to add to the German-language resources discoverable through the Summon service.
Read MoreICD-10: An unvited guest?
Neil Stanley, regional president of corporate partnerships at Harrison College in Indiana, recently discussed in a podcast their comprehensive International Classification of Disease Tenth Revision (ICD-10) training curriculum. It is designed to equip physicians, coders and other medical staff with the tools necessary to make the transition to ICD-1o as smooth and successful as possible. The deadline for the transition is October 1, 2014 and there is much work left to do to be prepared.
Read MoreMonster Utilizes Semantic Search
Monster has long been associated with recruiting, job search applications and connecting people with job opportunities. They are expanding that reach with the launch of SeeMore in France. SeeMore is a semantic search and workforce analytics recruitment platform. This will be the first of its kind in France.
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