By Melody Smith|April 28th, 2015|Autoindexing, indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Credit Where Credit is Due
No one will argue how helpful auto-classification or auto-indexing is to the world of making content findable. This interesting topic came from the blog post, “Jet Packs, Cars That Drive Themselves, and Autoclassification” from Earley & Associates.
By Melody Smith|April 24th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Progression of Data
The increasing digitization of information, combined with multiple vehicles that bring them to you and take information from you, can be overwhelming.
By Melody Smith|April 20th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on New Demands on Metadata
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is hosting a Metadata Summit next month in New York City.
By Melody Smith|April 17th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Metadata Management
A recent survey conducted by SOA Software indicates that a large percentage of biopharma companies are seeking metadata management technology solutions. Currently, only 10% of them actually have a technology solution in place.
By Melody Smith|April 16th, 2015|metadata, News, Technology|Comments Off on The Process of Change
If someone says they like change, they are lying. I realize that is harsh, but the change they like is a vacation, new car, or new love. Most change is not a choice and therefore rarely enjoyed. The end result may be better, the process of getting there can be painful.
By Melody Smith|April 15th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Enhancing the Results
Content Analyst has released Cerebrant, a SaaS-based discovery platform. Cerebrant enables users to quickly and effectively find the most relevant internal and external content.
By Melody Smith|April 10th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on More Open Access Journals
The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies (JCMS) has an overall focus on the care and exhibition of collection items. The scope thus includes conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection management and curation.
By Melody Smith|April 10th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Is Data Value Based on Size?
Does the size of data really make a difference? Some definitions of small data involve the specific end-user relevance of big data applications. Some consider it the opposite of big data, i.e. transactional data. All data is valuable and contains the same potential for analytics.
By Melody Smith|April 9th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Taking Stock
Secretary of State John Kerry recently requested a review of all efforts underway to improve records management within the State Department.
By Melody Smith|April 8th, 2015|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Giving Back
Student and former teacher, Elizabeth Charlton, who completed her Diploma in Records and Information Management with the Open Polytechnic last year, has been awarded the Ian McLean Wards Scholarship and plans to put it to good use.