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Breaking Grounds
I confess. I am in a not-so-secret deeply committed relationship with Joe, a.k.a. coffee, java, go juice, liquid energy. I came to this relationship later in life than most. I was 30 before I took the plunge. I admit it was a practical decision. With me having gone back to college while working a full…
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Announces DHUGEast Agenda Posted and Registration Open
Access Innovations, Inc. is pleased to announce that the agenda for the inaugural Data Harmony Users Group East (DHUGEast) is posted at https://dhugeast2016.sched.org/ and that the meeting is open for registration. To meet popular demand, Access Innovations organized DHUGEast as a supplement to the annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG), held each February at the…
Read MoreGrey Areas in Plagiarism
Throughout college, I would get anxious when I submitted papers to a professor who used plagiarism software. I always cited my sources, following the correct style format of the professor’s choosing, but there was always that shadow of a doubt whether the words I wrote were in fact my words, or if I had read…
Read MoreWeird is Good
If you have been reading this blog very long, you know I like sharing unusual and “weird” taxonomies. I like it for the humor but also to remind us that taxonomies really are everywhere. Apparently I am not alone. At this fall’s Taxonomy Boot Camp, the opening keynote session really spoke to me. “In Search…
Read MoreThe Power of Pokemon Go
It has been years since I played a video game, unless you count Trivia Crack or Words With Friends on my smart phone. So when I first heard about the release of Pokemon Go, it went right on by as information I did not need to retain. Then my friends start posting photos of where…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Completes Phase One of Project with Leading Oncology Association
Access Innovations, Inc., recently was engaged by the American Society for Clinical Oncology® (ASCO), the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who care for people with cancer, for thesaurus work, and is pleased to announce the completion of phase one of the project. ASCO currently publishes three journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, with…
Read MoreThe Dog Days of Summer
“It didn’t use to be this hot when I was younger.” I have heard that phrase for as long as I can remember. I can only assume that the ice ages must not have been as long ago as I had originally been taught. In all seriousness, has the average temperature changed in these summers…
Read MoreKMWorld 2016 Registration Opens
KMWorld 2016 is coming soon and it is time to register. On November 14-17, 2016 in Washington, D.C., you can join your peers to explore the theme: Hacking KM: People, Processes, & Technologies. Look at novel ways to support knowledge sharing and organizational culture and examine processes and technology to foster collaboration between self-organizing and cross-functional…
Read MoreA Look at Women in Fiction
Over the years the availability of books and films that have improved upon the cliché roles women are given is getting better, though there are miles of opportunities for improvement in both. In the vein of “we’ve come a long way baby”, I took a look back at the classifications of female roles in fiction…
Read MoreAdventures in Data Visualization
Data visualization has become increasingly important in the academic world, but the cool thing about it is that it doesn’t have to be confined in that space. There are some really great projects that have emerged recently in many different realms that I want to explore. While it’s not confined to this space, we’ll start…
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