Searching the Clouds
The cloud storage industry is centered on managing the demands of big data. In this process, cloud technology vendors are moving to better search abilities as well as organizing the vast amount of data collected.
Webinar Focuses on Metadata
By Melody Smith|December 29th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Webinar Focuses on Metadata
Concept Searching has opened registration for the 'Business Critical Metadata' webinar, co-hosted by Doug Miles, Director of Market Intelligence at AIIM, and Martin Garland, President of Concept Searching. The webinar is scheduled for January 20, 2015 from 11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. EST.
Recording History
By Melody Smith|December 26th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Recording History
World War II veterans' average age is roughly 91 years old. So it is past time to record their stories to be sure history is not lost. Officials in a Tennessee county are doing just that.
Findability During Discovery
By Melody Smith|December 25th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Findability During Discovery
Preservica has recently announced a series of new connectors that make it easy for records managers to securely preserve Microsoft SharePoint content and Microsoft Outlook email and attachments for the long term.
In Style
By Melody Smith|December 25th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on In Style
Fashions and fads are influential by nature. They have also been used recently as a source of data to test models of cultural dynamics. By looking at the impact of mass media on popular culture, one study considers how much of an influence it has had in the popularity of dog breeds for family pets as well as marketing tools.
Bringing Art Out Into the Open
By Melody Smith|December 22nd, 2014|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Bringing Art Out Into the Open
The first Smithsonian museum to digitize their collections calls the project Digital Zero. They have photographed and uploaded the entire collection into a digital asset management (DAM) system. That is more than 40,000 objects and almost double that number in images. This is a great opportunity for scholars and researchers as well as everyday virtual visitors to have 24/7 access to this collection of art.
Ancient Literature
By Melody Smith|December 18th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Ancient Literature
Archiving, indexing, and making content findable are at the core of what we do. Many of our clients include scholars who devote more than a fair share of their time to older literature.
Content Migration Success Relies on Solid Taxonomy
By Melody Smith|December 17th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Content Migration Success Relies on Solid Taxonomy
Installing a new digital asset management (DAM) system can be a challenge. After a great deal of planning and coordination across multiple departments and groups, the biggest task is left - the migration of existing assets from one or more sources into the new DAM system.
Auto vs. Human Indexing
By Melody Smith|December 16th, 2014|Autoindexing, indexing, metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on Auto vs. Human Indexing
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a computer that performed as well or better than humans when it comes to the task of extracting data from scientific journals and entering it into a database.
A Thousand Words
By Melody Smith|December 16th, 2014|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on A Thousand Words
Did you know the human retina can transmit visual information to the brain at roughly the rate of an Ethernet connection? In comparison, reading text transmits information at roughly the rate of a dial-up modem.