Taxodiary – News

Internship Opportunity Available

By Melody Smith|December 4th, 2014|News, ontology|Comments Off on Internship Opportunity Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.

Managing the Content

By Melody Smith|December 4th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Managing the Content

How effective are auto-classification tools for subject-based taxonomies? It is important to remember that when custom taxonomies are created and used for subject classification, the results are well received.

Strong Data Management

By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Strong Data Management

Evolphin Software has launched the next generation of its enterprise-class software solution, Zoom 5.0, which was built from the ground up on Evolphin’s patent-pending RevDB (NoSQL) database architecture – optimized to handle massive structured and unstructured digital content.

The Meaning of the Words

By Melody Smith|December 3rd, 2014|News|Comments Off on The Meaning of the Words

Though the word synonym means a word with the same or similar meaning as another word, the choice of a word can drastically alter the meaning and the interpretation of any communication.

Smart Data

By Melody Smith|December 2nd, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Smart Data

Big data was all the rage in the last few years, but now, it is just data. Big indicated something new, a larger amount of data than ever before. But now the increase is normal. It is still big but the expected size. Information technology leaders are now looking at how to get the most out of the investments they’ve made in the technology to handle such data

Freedom of Data

By Melody Smith|December 1st, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Freedom of Data

Nine technological giants recently sent a letter to the United States Senate imploring the body to pass the USA Freedom Act. Giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple are speaking out against the massive data collection by the NSA and other agencies.

Enhanced Content

By Melody Smith|November 28th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Enhanced Content

Traditional records management has failed to meet the challenges of the digital era. Records management has to reach beyond the paper and move into the realm of true information governance. While records management has created a secure, centralized repository for documents with an audit trail, tracking and workflows, it still lacks the ease and efficiency of comprehensive search.

Handling Metadata

By Melody Smith|November 28th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Handling Metadata

Between the metadata scandal with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the latest computer virus, phishing scam, or cyber warfare theory, online data is in more and more danger. Organizations are weary and consumers are fearful. This pervasive distrust can result in startling financial ruins.

Harnessing the Power of Semantics

By Melody Smith|November 27th, 2014|News, search, semantic|Comments Off on Harnessing the Power of Semantics

Legal entity identifiers are a form of semantic data. The lack of legal entity identifiers is partly at fault for the failure of investment banking firms in 2008 and after. The vital data was lacking when crucial business decisions needed to be made by organizations. Accessing risk exposure was compromised and the fallout was harsh.

Using the Right Tools

By Melody Smith|November 27th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Using the Right Tools

Among the many metadata management tools on the market today, configuration management databases (CMDBs) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) repositories are some of the most familiar. These tools seek to automate the collection and dissemination of policy-related metadata in hopes of automating policy enforcement. This is an important part of the automated governance critical to achieving business agility.