Business strategy
Becoming a Learning Organization
Knowledge management has often been used to solve organizational knowledge issues, even before social media tools have arrived adding additional power. This interesting information came from IHS Engineering in their article, “Making Knowledge Management a Part of Your Organization’s Culture.” In organizations concerned with innovation and knowledge-based products and services—often referred to as knowledge organizations—much of…
Read MoreLearning and Networking Opportunity in Chicago
The Data, Strategy & Architecture Analytics conference is being held in Chicago next month. With more than 15 different workshop topics available and four different keynote speakers and topics, there is much to look forward to if you are planning to attend. If you aren’t, well, why not? One of the keynotes speakers is Thomas Redman,…
Read MoreWinner Among Winners
The KMWorld awards are designed to celebrate success stories of knowledge management, highlighting the best of the best. The awards recognize excellence in organizations who have proven that they deliver their promise. The winners are chosen by a panel of judges and will be announced at KMWorld 2015. The 2015 KMWorld Awards are accepting nominations through August…
Read MoreAspirations for the Future
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest biomedical library. There are those that believe it should become an “epicenter for data science” across the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The American Association for the Advancement of Science brought this to our attention in their article, “National Library of Medicine urged to take on broader…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Effective Semantic Strategy
There are many pieces that need to fit together to implement a semantic strategy. Just as the instruments in an orchestra combine to provide a beautiful sound, a semantic strategy can provide a wonderful platform for your user community to enjoy. To really make it work, however, you need to understand each instrument and how to organize them for the best effect. Register today and plan to attend the webinar – Orchestrating an Effective Semantic Strategy Webinar on December 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Mountain Time).
Read MoreThe Use of Data in Election Cycles
Election Day has once again come and gone. Incumbents are ousted, bills are passed, and the political ads have finally stopped, so now the fallout begins. But regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, there’s one thing you can be sure of: lobbying groups and political campaigns have utilized Big Data to try to secure your vote and will place an increasing amount of importance on it. On a smaller level, data analysis been happening in this realm for years, but really, it became huge during President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Read MoreWebinar on Value
Applying value to any portion of your work is important and often challenging. However, it is key to establishing a return on investment. For example, understanding the value taxonomy projects bring to the organization can help you understand the costs involved and the bottom line benefit of the project.
Read MoreLooking at All Angles
It is important to plan your business from every perspective – employees, customers, market, etc. Information architecture is the next step to organizing information based on that analysis.
Read MoreInformation Architect Position Available
We are always excited to share with our readers career opportunities in the world of taxonomy, metadata, and semantic technology. Even if you aren’t in the market for a career move, it is good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are changing.
Read MoreMonetizing Knowledge
The fields of information science and economics have been expanding and overlapping for some time now. With the ever-increasing recognition of the value of knowledge organization systems (KOS), especially in the context of improved technologies and practices for them, it is time to look at them from the perspective of economics.
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