A Look at Markup Languages
The most frequently used markup languages these days are those of the SGML family: SGML, HTML, and XML. Information professionals are likely to encounter all three fairly often.
SharePoint and Search
By Melody Smith|December 10th, 2012|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on SharePoint and Search
Concept Searching recently announced that its core products – conceptSearch and conceptClassifier – are prepared for SharePoint 2013.
Seeking Security
By Melody Smith|December 4th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Seeking Security
Nextier Networks announced that Powerbloc Generation Sdn Bhd has been appointed as the authorized distributor of their data leak prevention (DLP) solution for Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Data Provides Opportunities
By Melody Smith|November 28th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Data Provides Opportunities
Data is everywhere: on the Web, within an enterprise, in both closed and open academic communities, across every technological field or surface available. The Hindu brought this information to our attention in their article, “Connecting the dots, lucratively.” The frequency and availability of data provide an opportunity for analytics, and analytics can provide perspective.
Partnering for Powerful Search
By Melody Smith|November 13th, 2012|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Partnering for Powerful Search
A new partnership between Concept Searching and Triune Group will result in an integrated intelligent search and classification capability. Triune Group has integrated its knowledge management expertise and technology solutions with Concept Searching’s intelligent search and classification capability.
Additional Data Added to Databases
By Melody Smith|November 5th, 2012|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Additional Data Added to Databases
The Library & Information Science Source is now available from EBSCO Publishing and that should make some librarians and researchers very happy.
SharePoint Can Make A Difference
By Melody Smith|November 2nd, 2012|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on SharePoint Can Make A Difference
Many users complain that SharePoint, even with its great features, has just become another file share option. However, the primary difference is its potential. SharePoint adds many benefits that file shares just can’t provide, including retention policies, taxonomy and metadata, and much more.
Enhancing the Search Results
By Melody Smith|October 30th, 2012|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Enhancing the Search Results
Ixxus is contributing a new tool which integrates the faceted search capabilities of Apache Solr into Alfresco 4. CMS Critic brought this news to our attention in their article, "New Alfresco Faceted Search by Ixxus Delivers Enhanced Enterprise Content Search." This new addition will assist Alfresco in fulfilling the ‘Smart Search’ requirements of its 2012 Product Road Map. Other benefits will include enhanced functionality and discoverability using metadata-driven; faceted searching. The new faceted base search will greatly improve the discoverability of content and search results.
Access Innovations Partners with SPIE on New Taxonomy
By Melody Smith|October 29th, 2012|Access Insights, Featured, metadata, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Access Innovations Partners with SPIE on New Taxonomy
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has partnered with Access Innovations, a leading firm in semantic enrichment, on a new, cutting edge taxonomy in optics and photonics. Currently in use on SPIE’s websites, SPIE.org and the SPIE Digital Library, the taxonomy provides the basis for topically focused searching and browsing the most relevant SPIE content from the society’s journals, proceedings papers, and eBooks.
Social Media Forges Relationship with Law Enforcement
By Melody Smith|October 16th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Social Media Forges Relationship with Law Enforcement
In a move that changes social media to another type of information source, Twitter has agreed to work with the Australian law enforcement in preserving metadata in particular instances, such as cyber bullying cases. This came after some accusations that Twitter was turning a blind eye to Australian law and not reacting appropriately to hostile messages.