Posts by Melody Smith
Coordinating Platform and Taxonomy Implementations Intelligently
Why is it that people seem to feel that they need to get the platform and the technology in place and tested before they ever work on the organization of their information and cleaning up the data? They do not look at the data and what the data needs to be best used by the user community. I am repeatedly getting told that the DTD/Schema for the data and the taxonomy
implementation have been pushed back because they are working on implementing the platform. What do they think the platform is for? Without well organized and well formed test data how will they even begin to know that the system will be able to work well for their information? How do they know that the user can find anything in the proposed system if they have no idea what the data is like? Where are the taxonomy terms going to go in the database or the record or the system? How are they bound to the information they reference? Building the platform first is like buying a pair of shoes without knowing either the size of the foot or the occasion for which they are to be worn. Rant! Rant
Set Your Goals First For No Surprises in the End
Often once an organization gets their new document imaging software and scanning equipment up and running, they sit back on their laurels and management business as usual. But that can be costly. In order to maintain the investment, it is important to revisit it frequently.
Read MoreMetalogix Gets Microsoft’s Nod
Metalogix Software has been working with Microsoft in providing content lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for Microsoft® SharePoint®, Exchange®, and legacy environments since 2001. In recognition of that solid work and service, Microsoft recently made Metalogix a member of Microsoft Partner Network with a Gold Independent Software Vendor/Software competency.
Read More“Taxonomies in Search” Webinar
Continuing with the SLA Taxonomy Division’s webinar series, Taxonomies in Search webinar will be held Wednesday, August 10th at 1:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. PST).
Read MoreFaceted Search and Open Source
The optimal search experience seems to be the new trend. Faceted search is found in intranets and enterprise search applications, as well as other content-heavy sites. However, this takes a budget with enough power to sustain search applications to take you the whole journey. What are the other options?
Read MoreEBSCO Chosen by Okanagan College
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) was chosen by Okanagan College in British Columbia, Canada as its discovery service. EDS was selected by the librarians for its simple search process, rich metadata and subject headings.
Read MoreASIS&T and Access Innovations Host Webinar
ASIS&T and Access Innovations are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT). The webinar is named “Drilling Down to the Challenges of a SharePoint Taxonomy Implementation” and the facilitators will be Marjorie M.K. Hlava, President, Chairman, and founder of Access Innovations, Inc., and Joe Shepley, Vice President and Practice leader for Doculabs.
Read MoreWeb 3.0 Promises Change
Batten down the hatches. At least that is what management consulting firm, Booz&Co. is warning businesses. The next generation of web technology will transform the way businesses work within five to ten years.
Read MoreSearch vs. Findability
It isn’t news that search has evolved dramatically over the past couple of years. Though many people still think of search as the white box in the corner of the page where users type in a term or phrase, we need of it as findability — ways that we can facilitate the user navigating and searching for the information they need.
Read MoreLike Semantics on Crack
Analytics provider, Quid, continues to raise funding and add interested parties to their board of advisors. Their visual representations of data has interested many organizations, the most recent, PayPal.
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