Posts by Melody Smith
Accessing Your Data
The latest version of ColumbiaSoft’s Document Locator (DL) software includes preview and document profiling technology. Users will be able to access information and analyze it with greater speed than before.
Read MoreSports & Taxonomies: More Related Than You May Think
Earlier this year, you may recall, we demonstrated the far-reaching and all-encompassing nature of taxonomies when we highlighted the taxonomical approach sportswriters apply to making preseason baseball predictions in Of Taxonomies, Biology, and Moneyball. With the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games, we could not pass up the opportunity to once again share some insights into two of our favorite things—sports and taxonomies!
Read MoreSocial Metrics
Altmetrics is the creation and study of new metrics based on the social web for analyzing and informing scholarship. This interesting topic was inspired by the latest post on David Warlock’s blog titled, “The Science of Measurement.” As he pondered the importance of measuring in science and data, the topic of altmetrics naturally evolved.
Read MoreThe Importance of Coding Standards
There are many arm chair experts who have ideas about how to make future national standards upgrades and conversions—such as the upcoming adoption of the national plan identifier and the conversion to ICD-10—go more smoothly for healthcare organizations.
Read MoreSharePoint Support by MetaVis Announced
MetaVis Technologies has announced full support for SharePoint 2013 by providing tools for SharePoint migration and administration.
Read MoreBig Data Providing Great Opportunity from Healthcare
As big data continues to dominate the technology topics, healthcare is quickly becoming the arena. Leaders in healthcare organizations understand that data analysis can change how they operate. Maybe this was driven by the ICD-10 coding classification transition that has been a huge concern for the past year and will continue to be until the deadline of October 2013 arrives.
Read MoreGrant Enables Ontology Based Database
Miller School researchers have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a novel database to enable neuroscientists to search the voluminous number of studies related to nervous system repair, and link relevant data from those studies to other resources.
Read MoreSemantic Technology Used in Police Data Search
New Zealand Police have embraced semantic search technology in their three 24×7 contact centers. The search engine technology was developed locally by Wellington-based software company Syl Semantics.
Read MoreExpert Webinar Series Looks at Governance Plans
Concept Searching will continue their 2012 Expert Webinar Series as their fifth installment addresses how to maximize investment in taxonomy and metadata design with SharePoint.
Read MoreGeneral Approaches to Creating a Taxonomy
There are several ways to create a taxonomy. One is from the existing data, which is my preferred method. You can also do it as an intellectual outline of the discipline, thinking about what ought to be included in this discipline. That is what the monks did many years ago in their cold towers on those mountainsides. Few of us have that luxury. Most of us will be dealing with a specific corpus of information.
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