Taxonomy
Speed Dating – Taxonomy Style
So, you’re shopping for a taxonomy management system? You want to get some feedback from real customers. You want to know what systems they have implemented, what kind of features and options they needed, and what kind of customer experience they had. This is exactly what the morning panel of the Taxonomy Café CE course…
Read MoreYour CMS and Taxonomy
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2016 annual conference is being held on June 12-14, 2016 in Philadelphia. There are many networking opportunities at SLA 2016 that will allow you to share your experiences and learn from other information professionals. The conference comprises over 200 events, including educational programs, networking events, receptions, and tours – the list is almost…
Read MoreInside the Name
Tax day has come and gone to our personal relief, at least for most of us. Paperwork is the one thing that could easily drive me to living off the grid and hiding away from civilized society. This may have also been what prompted one author to ask “How does nature file its taxas?” National Geographic brought this…
Read MoreNew Publishing Tool Partnership
A new partnership between Unbound Concepts and Baker & Taylor will help teachers, librarians and curriculum buyers search, identify, and discover content to best serve students in the classroom and library. Knowledgespeak brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Unbound Concepts and Baker & Taylor partner to help publishers improve discoverability of K12 content in…
Read MoreClassification Gets God’s Blessing
Taxonomy is about naming and classifying, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised when an article uses biblical scripture such as, “A good name is more desirable than great riches. — Prov. 22:1“ to talk about the work of taxonomy. Christianity Today brought this news to us in their article, “Our First Mission Isn’t Finished.” Let’s face…
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http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Sneeze_Inducement It is spring time, and if you live in Kentucky, this means more than horse races and bluegrass. It means things are blooming, your eyes are watering, and you feel like a wadded up ball of sandpaper has set up camp in your throat, permanently. I am not a native Louisvillian. I moved here…
Read MoreJust Another Day
April Fools’ Day brings memories of prank calls to your neighbors, short sheeting the beds of your siblings, and fake blood to scare your mother. What is often called All Fools’ Day is celebrated every year on April 1st by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. Although popular since the 19th century, the day is not a public…
Read MoreDigital Records Require Consistency
Madhyamik (secondary) and Uchhya-Madhyamik (higher secondary) text books are being uploaded to the National Digital Library (NDL) archives in India. This interesting information came to us from The Times of India in their article, “Board textbooks to be archived in digital library.” All the books that have been published by the government for the West Bengal…
Read MoreUsing Semantic Technology to Identify Nature
Identifying any part of nature is not easy. The discipline of classification and taxonomy involves the grouping of organisms into categories based on different properties including size, shape and gene sequences. Classification can help to identify evolutionary relationships among organisms, but it takes time; a lot of time. This interesting information came from Wired in their…
Read MoreTaxonomies Really Are Everywhere
Taxonomy or classification exists in the fields of economics, nature, society, etc. This is not news to any of us. We may not call it taxonomy, but we see it when we walk through the grocery store in aisle signs, or when you fill out your income taxes and find yourself, much to your dismay, in…
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