Taxonomy
Classic Posts Summer – Why Use A Taxonomy Management Tool?
Our regular blogger is out of commission while recovering from surgery. Please enjoy this classic blog post, written by Margie Hlava in 2010, answering a very common question. Updates and notes are in brackets. Why Use A Taxonomy Management Tool? July 12, 2010 – This question was recently asked and addressed in a community online…
Read MoreClassic Posts Summer – Corporate Librarian: Not a Dying Art After All
Our regular blogger is out of commission while recovering from surgery. Please enjoy this classic blog post that is still very relevant in 2024. The link to the Corporate Librarian Jobs is current as of June 2024. Corporate Librarian: Not a Dying Art After All June 30, 2010 – A job posting gives hope that the…
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Creates Taxonomy for Jury Verdict Review Publications, Inc. to Improve Search and Distribution Options
Access Innovations, Inc., provider of Data Harmony software solutions, is proud to announce they are working with Zarin’s Jury Verdict Review Publications, Inc. (JVRP), producer of the website www.JVRA.com. In order to facilitate a content management strategy for JVRP, Access Innovations developed a controlled vocabulary tailored to civil suits and structured their content with a…
Read MoreData, Machine Learning and AI
The current state of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is stalled, specifically because of how the quality of data impacts both. Datanami brought us this interesting information in their article, “Big Data Meltdown: How Unclean, Unlabeled, and Poorly Managed Data Dooms AI.” Regardless of the perceived advanced technological status of our society, according to the…
Read MoreMLIS Degree Means Different Things to Different People
ML(I)S traditionally stands for “Master of Library (and Information) Science”. However, Erica Leeman, Metadata Associate at the MIT Press (MITP) and Abigail Wickes, Discoverability Associate at Oxford University Press (OUP) offers a new meaning for this familiar acronym – Metadata Librarians In Scholarly publishing. This interesting topic came to us from The Scholarly Kitchen in their article, “MLIS: Metadata Librarians In Scholarly publishing.”…
Read MoreThe Role of Food
Food is the center of seemingly everything we do. It’s a cultural nexus—when we celebrate religious things, food is at the middle of it. When we talk about the greatest environmental damage that we do, food is at the center of it. When we talk about our health, food is the most important thing. Even…
Read MoreTaxonomy and Classification Analyst Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, 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.…
Read MoreStrong Foundations for Findability
When you hear the word cataloging, does your mind go to the library like mine? Cataloging information at the local library isn’t that much different from what major corporations are capable of doing today. Organizations can take advantage of the latest data cataloging technology to bring users closer to a complete view of information. This…
Read MorePoor Pluto
Pluto is a celestial object with an eccentric orbit. A minor planet classification (MPC) is its identification now, but for 76 years, Pluto was considered a full-fledged planet. A group of astronomers are working to reclassify it as a planet again, while yet another equally influential cabal of astronomers are fighting to keep it status quo. Business Standard brought…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Taxonomist Takes on Classification
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Who gets to decide? And why does it matter? As part of their Professional Development member benefits, the Taxonomy Division of the Special Libraries Assocation hosts webinars on taxonomy and related topics. These webinars and recordings are Free to all Taxonomy Division Members. Non-members register for individual webinars for…
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