Access Insights
Data Harmony Release Contains Exciting New Features
Last week Access Innovations released Data Harmony 3.9 and all week long we shared some of our own developers’ favorite new features. It was nice to see KM World lift up some of the other great new features available in their article, “Content enrichment from Access Innovations.”
Read MoreThe Supposed Advantages of Statistical Indexing
I would like to make some observations about statistics-based categorization and search, and about the advantages that their proponents claim.
First of all, statistics-based co-occurrence approaches do have their place. For wide-ranging bodies of text such as email archives and social media exchanges, and for assessing the nature of an unknown collection of documents, a well-defined collection of concepts covering a pre-determined area of study and practice is not possible. For lack of this foundation, and for lack of other practical approaches, attempts at analysis fall back on less-than -ideal mathematical approaches.
Read MoreMore ways we improved Data Harmony documentation for the 3.9 software release
Data Harmony onscreen interface tabs, button-names, menu options, dialog boxes, text-boxes, and actual computer code examples: Each category is presented in a different emphasis and font-style in the software instructions, to reduce confusion for the new reader.
Read MoreHow did we improve Data Harmony documentation for the 3.9 software release?
In 2014, we improved the instruction manuals significantly – to be more comprehensive without being harder on the eyes. We upgraded the documentation to be even clearer, more consistent and complete than before, while removing extraneous material.
Read MoreMy favorite M.A.I upgrades in Data Harmony v3.9, continued
I like the variety of exports available. We’re still creating custom ones for content and web content management systems that require specialized formats, and we’ll continue to do that. But now we can offer exports of limited (top) levels of a hierarchy and exports that include only the fields that you want.
Read MoreMy favorite M.A.I upgrades in Data Harmony v3.9
I think the changes in the TestMAI function are really exciting. If you’re loading files from a directory, Data Harmony now remembers that directory rather than requiring you to find the full path each time. And, once you have loaded or pasted in text to index and press the M.A.I. button, in addition to seeing the suggested terms, you see the matches that activated rules to suggest those terms – or not; it’s really easy to turn off the highlighting with a Ctrl+L key press.
Read MoreData Harmony® Software Version 3.9 Now Available
Access Innovations, Inc. has announced that version 3.9 of its Data Harmony suite of software tools is now available. The Data Harmony® suite provides content management solutions to improve information organization by systematically applying a taxonomy or thesaurus, in total integration with patented natural language processing methods. MAIstro™, the award-winning flagship software module of the Data Harmony product line, combines Thesaurus Master® (for taxonomy creation and maintenance) with M.A.I.™ (Machine Aided Indexer) for interactive text analysis and better subject tagging.
Read MoreMiles Conrad Memorial Lecture Available for Viewing
A few weeks ago, we proudly announced Marjorie (Margie) M. K. Hlava’s impending Miles Conraad Memorial Lecture and award from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS). Margie delivered her lecture, “Tales from the Field: Our Changing World” on February 24, 2014, during the 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference to a standing-room-only auditorium.
Read MoreThesaurus Software Directory Takes Up New Residence
It is difficult to find a list of taxonomy management software that is both comprehensive and up to date, yet not overwhelmed with related products and services. For a long time the most comprehensive directory of taxonomy software was that of the British consultant Leonard Will, who has since retired. Considering the valuable and respected content, we at Access Innovations recognize our good fortune and huge responsibility of now hosting and maintaining the Willpower Thesaurus software directory.
Read MoreIntro to Taxonomies – Learning Opportunity
Learn from professionals with decades of experience all while enjoying the Canadian hospitality in beautiful Vancouver. The “Introduction to Taxonomies” all day workshop features our own Marjorie Hlava and Bob Kasenchak, and is part of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference in Vancouver, June 6-10, 2014. The SLA Annual Conference is an excellent international venue for learning new ideas and identifying information trends.
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