Taxodiary – News

Giving Back

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.

Grammar Violations

By Melody Smith|April 8th, 2015|News, reference, semantic|Comments Off on Grammar Violations

We all know them. They are the grammar police. The person in your circle of friends or maybe on your Facebook feed that can't ignore mix-ups like irregardless and regardless or vica versa and vice versa. For that matter, maybe you are that friend. The misuse of words whether it be accidental or a true misunderstanding of the meaning makes the hairs on your neck stand alert and ready to proclaim a guilty sentence and subsequent punishment on any offender.

Classifying the Themes in Parks

By Melody Smith|April 7th, 2015|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Classifying the Themes in Parks

It is always interesting to find so-called taxonomies of interesting and unusual topics. Even if they aren't true taxonomies, they are typically classifications of some form or another and they provide information, which is after all, the goal.

Changing Data

By Melody Smith|April 7th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Changing Data

As fast as technology is changing and morphing, I suspect that in twenty years we will look back on today as “the good ole’ days”. When it comes to data (or as it is affectionately referred to now, big data), organizations are still having difficulty assessing the value of what they have, because they have so much.

Metadata is Changing Everything

By Melody Smith|April 6th, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Metadata is Changing Everything

The Attorney-General’s Department is standing firm on their belief that obtaining a warrant for every metadata request would be an onerous burden on law enforcement.

What is your price?

By Melody Smith|April 3rd, 2015|News|Comments Off on What is your price?

Information is valuable. Few would argue that point. How do you begin to put a number or a cost to your information? It is easy to apply numbers to software, hardware, and man hours – but what about the content? If you were to sell your information, what would be the selling price?

Increasing Your Knowledge

By Melody Smith|April 2nd, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Increasing Your Knowledge

A knowledge graph is essentially a knowledge base, most commonly used by Google to enhance its search results. It provides structured and detailed information about the topic in addition to a list of links to other sites. Regardless of how much you know about knowledge graphs or how much you use them, you can still take advantage of a free educational webinar on April 14th to learn more.

Simplifying Search

By Melody Smith|April 2nd, 2015|News, search|Comments Off on Simplifying Search

The recent launch of TopQuadrant’s Version 4.6 of TopBraid Suite is designed to simplify the development and management of standards-based, model-driven solutions for enterprise taxonomy, ontology and metadata management.

Understanding Data

By Melody Smith|April 1st, 2015|metadata, News|Comments Off on Understanding Data

For some enterprises, big data analytics can be intimidating, but it is a refined discipline that delivers tangible insights. A social media approach to analytics could help enterprises get more value from their big data systems.

Learning Opportunities in Publishing

By Melody Smith|March 31st, 2015|News|Comments Off on Learning Opportunities in Publishing

There are two learning opportunities to share with you today. The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Books Committee will be hearing from guest speaker, Peter Kaufman, Associate Director of CCNMTL at Columbia University at its meeting on Friday, April 10th from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Association of American Publishers (AAP) New York office.