Strong Foundations for Findability

By admin | October 4, 2018

When you hear the word cataloging, does your mind go to the library like mine? Cataloging information at the local library isn’t that much different from what major corporations are capable of doing today. Organizations can take advantage of the latest data cataloging technology to bring users closer to a complete view of information. This…

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Making Content Findable

By admin | July 20, 2018

A strong taxonomy is critical to the success a digital asset management (DAM) system and it requires hands-on care and updates regardless of its age. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “5 Signs Your Taxonomy Needs a DAM Update.” Whether you constructed your taxonomy six months ago or six years…

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AI, Taxonomies and Search – oh my!

By admin | July 17, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to realize more potential and benefits in varying sectors of business. Thomson Reuters brought us this interesting news in their release, “Thomson Reuters Harnesses Artificial Intelligence to Filter Media Content in Fight Against Financial Crime.” Thomson Reuters has enhanced its World-Check One platform with the launch of Media Check, a media screening…

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Australia National Archives Facing Challenges

By admin | June 13, 2018

When it comes to archives, more and more focus is being put on digital data and cloud storage. This may leave some with the impression that less talent and staff is needed to maintain a thorough and retrievable archival system. This interesting information came to us from The Canberra Times in their article, “National Archives confirms…

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Take Advantage of Taxonomy 101, a Full Day Workshop Taught by Experts at the SLA 2018 Annual Conference

By admin | June 4, 2018

Taxonomies organize a collection of information – structured or unstructured – and they underpin search in many applications. Taxonomy 101 provides the basics for knowledge organization, outlining “nuts and bolts” of building a taxonomy, where to start, and where to implement it to realize the most benefit to an organization. Bring your questions and join…

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LIFE Imagines Indexed

By admin | April 19, 2018

LIFE magazine is using machine learning to organize over 4 million images from the LIFE magazine archives into an interactive encyclopedia. LIFE magazine was published weekly between 1936 and 1972 and monthly from 1978 to 2000, safely making it the most popular photojournalism magazine in the United States. This iconic magazine was brought back to…

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Findability Empowered by Taxonomies

By admin | February 1, 2018

Health Affairs recently announced a new website, supported by a comprehensive taxonomy that reflects the specialized vocabulary that comes with the health and medical field. This taxonomy will enable quick and easy access to all their content. That content includes Health Affairs Blog, Health Policy Briefs, podcasts, event video and the Health Affairs Journal archive back to Volume 1, Number 1. Mobile friendly navigation and…

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Improves Semantic Enrichment of Digital Assets

By admin | August 21, 2017

In light of the new functionality that has been added to Access Innovations’ Machine Aided Indexer (M.A.I.®) software, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) took the opportunity to work with Access Innovations to update and refresh the machine aided indexing rule base for their taxonomy that was originally implemented 10 years ago. In…

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Set It To Autopilot

By admin | March 24, 2017

Which method works better: end-user or automated tagging? There are proponents for both sides of this ongoing debate, and in the end, it just might be a personal preference. CMS Wire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Let Isaac Newton Improve Your End User Data Classification.” Most agree that properly tagged content provides countless…

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