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Alice Redmond-Neal Crosses the 30,000-Abstract Threshold for IFEBP and Access Innovations, Inc.

By |April 20th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Alice Redmond-Neal Crosses the 30,000-Abstract Threshold for IFEBP and Access Innovations, Inc.

Access Innovations, Inc. is proud to announce that one of its devoted staff members has crossed a large indexing and abstracting milestone.

A Short Roundup of Recent Taxonomy Books

By |April 13th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, reference, Taxonomy|Comments Off on A Short Roundup of Recent Taxonomy Books

Over the past couple of decades, the field of knowledge organization systems (such as taxonomies and thesauri) has matured. This maturation has led KOS experts to write books that consolidate and share the theories, insights, and techniques that have emerged. Below is a roundup of some of the more recent books in the area of taxonomies and related knowledge organization systems.

Using Taxonomy to Save a Butterfly

By |April 6th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Using Taxonomy to Save a Butterfly

The monarch butterfly is a beautiful sight, whether it’s fluttering through a garden or resting on a flower. Understandably admired, it’s the state insect of Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas. It’s also the state butterfly of Vermont and West Virginia.

Heather Kotula Named Director of Communications at Access Innovations, Inc.

By |March 30th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Heather Kotula Named Director of Communications at Access Innovations, Inc.

Access Innovations, Inc. is happy to announce an important change to its corporate structure, a change designed to best represent the talents of their staff.

Among Good Company

By |March 25th, 2015|Access Insights, News, Technology|Comments Off on Among Good Company

TEMIS joins the prestigious list of 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management. KM World made their annual announcement recently as they recognize the top industry influencers in content, document, and knowledge management.

The Promise and Pitfalls of Classifying Food

By |March 24th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on The Promise and Pitfalls of Classifying Food

As a lover of all things tasty, my mind often turns to the kinds of food and drink that I love. As someone who works with taxonomies and thesauri, I tend to try to classify them. Often, though, I don't get very far with it because I start to get hungry. However, I just ate, so I don't think it'll be so much of an issue this time.

Emojis: Communication without Words

By |March 16th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Technology|Comments Off on Emojis: Communication without Words

Each year since 2000, the Global Language Monitor has selected the Top Words of the Year, which they derive through statistical analysis of word usage. Some may have thought the organization had gone insane this year when they announced the selections for 2014 because, at the very top of the list was not a word at all, but the heart emoji. It's true; a tiny cartoon heart got used so often last year that it supplanted all other actual words.

Access Innovations Named in KMWorld’s Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”

By |March 9th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Access Innovations Named in KMWorld’s Annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”

Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, is pleased to announce its inclusion on KMWorld's annual list of the "Top 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management."

Data Analysis in a Standards-Challenged World

By |March 2nd, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Standards, Term lists|Comments Off on Data Analysis in a Standards-Challenged World

We deal pretty heavily around here in words, what they mean, and how they’re used. It should go without saying, but it’s a fundamental […]

Making Connections

By |February 23rd, 2015|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Making Connections

The 11th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting just wrapped up, and as we reflect on the week-long event, making connections is the […]