Taxonomy in Fiction
If you have been a frequent reader of TaxoDiary, you know that I like finding odd and unique taxonomies. I like knowing that taxonomies exist in all parts of our lives, not just information science or biology. As a book lover, this particular “taxonomy” touched many parts of my being. Geek Dad brought this interesting and intriguing information…
Read MoreFindability Empowered by Taxonomies
Health Affairs recently announced a new website, supported by a comprehensive taxonomy that reflects the specialized vocabulary that comes with the health and medical field. This taxonomy will enable quick and easy access to all their content. That content includes Health Affairs Blog, Health Policy Briefs, podcasts, event video and the Health Affairs Journal archive back to Volume 1, Number 1. Mobile friendly navigation and…
Read MoreThe New Chief Data Officer Role
The volume of data continues to grow. At what point is there too much to gain any value? Have we already passed it? DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “The Strategic Chief Data Officer: Leveraging Data for Customer Value.” AT&T recently announced a new position of Chief Data Officer (CDO). This is not…
Read MoreLast Minute Webinar Opportunity
The world of data lakes and leveraging big data effectively does not have to be complicated. Current technologies are more effective than ever and many organizations are now invested in allocating the right resources to managing data. Learn more about data lakes and modern business intelligence architecture in this free webinar titled, “Simplifying Data Lake…
Read MoreIndexing Folklore
Many of us have the “word of day” type emails that arrive in our in-box every morning. For readers and writers (and just plain ole’ word nerds), it is a way to broaden our vocabulary or to just give us a chuckle. With social media, this type of outreach has more avenues and applications for…
Read MoreData Analysis on a Precipice
The creation and consumption of data continues to grow by ginormous amounts. Because money follows ingenuity, the investment in big data analytics hardware, software, and services and in data scientists and their continuing education is also growing. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “The Evolution of Data Preparation and Data…
Read MoreA Little Fuzzy
When I bought my first and only rice cooker a decade ago, many of the higher rated models bragged about fuzzy logic technology. Fuzzy rice? I like fluffy rice, but not so sure about fuzzy. Even though I didn’t really understand it at the time of purchase, the reviews sold me that this genius intuitive…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Speaking at the 2018 iA Summit
Access Innovations will be bringing a little fun and a lot of technical expertise to the 2018 iA Summit, which is scheduled for March 21-25, 2018 in Chicago, IL. Bob Kasenchak, our Director of Business Development, will be giving a presentation entitled “Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? and Other Taxonomy Questions“. Bob will bring…
Read More2018 Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) Keynote Announced
The 13th annual Data Harmony Users Group (DHUG) meeting is just around the corner. The keynote speaker for Wednesday, February 7th is Martin Klein, Scientist in the Research Library at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. His presentation is titled, “Towards Web-Centric Repository Interoperability.” In this talk Martin will outline the Signposting concept for repositories – a standards-based …
Read MoreAutomating Life
Automation is key to so many things. In most industries, it is the key to having the competitive advantage. It is also essential for technology to be automated when it comes to applications and enterprises. This often leaves information technology (IT) struggling to keep up. This interesting information came to us from Sys-Con Media in their…
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