Learning About SharePoint
For some, metadata in SharePoint is easy to understand. However, for others it can be complicated. If you don’t deal with it on a daily basis, it gets murky.
Expert Webinar Series Looks at Governance Plans
By Melody Smith|July 24th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Expert Webinar Series Looks at Governance Plans
Concept Searching will continue their 2012 Expert Webinar Series as their fifth installment addresses how to maximize investment in taxonomy and metadata design with SharePoint.
Semantic Technology Used to Map Culture
By Melody Smith|July 18th, 2012|metadata, News, semantic|Comments Off on Semantic Technology Used to Map Culture
A new tool has been developed that allows you to view a map of what is deemed "important" on Wikipedia. This interesting new tool, which is currently in the early phases of development, was created by an international research team and allows you to select any topic of choice.
Security in SharePoint
By Melody Smith|July 17th, 2012|metadata, News, Taxonomy|2 Comments
HiSoftware Inc. has received Corporate Integrity’s GRC Technology Innovation Award, recognizing HiSoftware Security Sheriff™ SP as a governance, regulatory, and compliance solution on the […]
Metadata Focus and Depth
By Melody Smith|July 16th, 2012|Access Insights, Featured, metadata, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Metadata Focus and Depth
A taxonomy provides a way to describe content. It is a source of conceptual descriptions for filling the subject metadata field in database records. When you look at a metadata schema, regardless of who built it, there is some field or element specified for the description of the concept represented in the item. It might be called the subject, descriptor, keyword, or something else. Dublin Core is one of the well-known metadata schemas. (To my mind it is not fully a standard; even though you will find my name on the standard for Z39.84, I still think it is just a guideline.)
Search vs. Analysis
By Melody Smith|July 16th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Search vs. Analysis
The continued increase in and popularity of big data has caused many to ponder whether we create better search techniques, or do we rely on […]
Migration and Integration with SharePoint
By Melody Smith|July 13th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Migration and Integration with SharePoint
Sharegate introduces Copy Exchange Public Folders for SharePoint. This new tool allows migration of documents, emails, contacts, events, notes, posts and tasks from Microsoft Exchange to SharePoint. Utilizing a drag and drop interface, it makes migration possible.
Apple Looking to Connect Metadata and Social Networks
By Melody Smith|July 10th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on Apple Looking to Connect Metadata and Social Networks
Apple has recently filed a patent application that describes a method for obtaining and adding metadata to files automatically using the Internet and various social networks. This interesting approach demonstrates Apple's interest in creating connections with social networks.
Metadata Standards
By Melody Smith|July 6th, 2012|metadata, News, Standards|Comments Off on Metadata Standards
Metadata Technology North America has announced that it is working with the Institute of Child Health (ICH) in the United Kingdom on the development of tools to prepare, publish, and maintain data management plans aligned with the DMP Online recommendations. These tools will leverage the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) metadata specification and the ISO 27001 security standards to capture the necessary information.
The Enlightenment of Data
By Melody Smith|July 5th, 2012|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Enlightenment of Data
Data continues to grow both in size and in a trending topic. There is so much more data collected today than ever before in the past. With machine learning and natural-language processing becoming an almost every day topic, our world is becoming one long data stream.