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Records Management Made Easy
Enterprise content management (ECM) tools are designed to help enterprises of all sizes and in all industries. Companies turn to ECM systems to capture, analyze, index, deliver and preserve content. This multi-faceted tool is depended upon by workforces in the office and in the field. This interesting information came from Tech Target in their article, “ECM tools…
Read MoreThe Human Side of Risk
“The most dangerous and risky thing organizations do is hire people—it is a corporate gamble,” says Margie Hlava, president of Access Innovations. “Finding excellent employees is both an art and a science, as is retaining them.” Information Outlook recently posted an article by Hlava and the Special Libraries Association has also shared it with their…
Read MoreThe Use of Facets
What exactly is faceted searching and how could it help you? Lucidea brought this interesting information to us in their recent blog post, “A Firm Foundation for Faceted Search.” Faceted search is a method for accessing information organized according to a faceted classification system. This allows users to explore a collection of information by applying multiple filters. Faceted searching…
Read MoreMetadata Training Opportunity
A pair of webinars offered by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) and in partnership with the Agricultural Information Management Standards (AIMS) are planned to further DCMI’s goal of education and training in the design of languages of description and in best practices in the daily use of those languages. The first webinar is titled, “SKOS in…
Read MoreIntelligent Data
Data continues to grow at an exponential rate. Structured or unstructured, it is a challenge to manage for every organization. If you don’t already have an information governance strategy in place, it is a must. Tech Target brought this news to our attention in their article, “Why information governance strategy equals information access.” Information governance (IG)…
Read MoreNew Book Details Innovations in Public Access
Information Today, Inc. has released a publication titled, Public Knowledge: Access and Benefits, edited by the late Miriam A. Drake along with Donald T. Hawkins. Miriam A. (“Mimi”) Drake (1936─2014) was dean of libraries at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was the author of more than 100 articles and four books and editor of the…
Read MoreBig or Important?
Retailers have long been trying to identify tools and strategies for turning their big data into a profit center vs. an additional expense. KM World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Retailers Harness Big Data and Big Content for Big Profits.“ Big data is a challenge for both storage and findability. Retailers are sitting…
Read MoreAnalytics Learning Opportunity
A free learning opportunity is scheduled for this week on March 9th at 2:00 p.m. EST. This webinar is sponsored by alteryx and is titled, “5 Key Self-Service Analytics and How to Get the Data.” We know organizations need the right data for effective decision making, but if aren’t able to perform self-service analytics, it…
Read MoreCall for Papers
The 10th International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR’16) is scheduled for November 22-25, 2016 in Rome, Italy. The call for papers has been issued for this event with a paper submission deadline of May 15, 2016. MTSR’16 celebrates the conference’s 10th anniversary with the theme of bridging the past, present and future of…
Read MoreAn Irish Learning Opportunity
Okay, it is Irish only in that it is being held on St. Patrick’s Day, but it will be a learning opportunity. Heather Hedden, senior vocabulary editor at Cengage Learning, will be facilitating the webinar “An Introduction to Taxonomies” on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. A teacher at Simmons School of Library and Information…
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