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…

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Grey 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…

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Weird 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…

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Access 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…

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The 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…

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KMWorld 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…

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A 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…

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Adventures 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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