National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) 2015 Annual Conference held in Albuquerque, NM, September 23-25, 2015
Conveniently held in our hometown of Albuquerque, the program for the National Association of Government Web Professionals (NAGW) 2015 Annual Conference was sufficiently compelling to warrant our participation. Two of us attended sessions, receptions, and networked with an enthusiastic group of professionals. A first observation is in the name. NAGW members prefer “Web Professionals” over…
Read MoreAnalytics with the Aid of Ontologies
Organizations have been using data analytics to improve their operations for a long time. Its primary users have been managers seeking to boost performance. But what happens when the power of data analytics gets in the hands of all employees? Energy Biz brought this news to us in their article, “Washington Gas puts self-service analytics to work.”…
Read MoreNFAIS Conference Releases Speaker List
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has released the line up of key note speakers for their annual conference scheduled for February 21-23, 2016 in Philadelphia. The kick-off keynote speaker is Steven Miller, Data Maestro, Global Leader Academic Programs & Outreach for IBM Analytics Group. The NFAIS members-only luncheon features Simon Inger, owner of Simon Inger Consulting,…
Read MoreSearch Enhancements
West Point Underwriters has chosen some new technology to manage metadata to address the specific needs of the insurance selling process. KMWorld brought this news to our attention in their article, “Addressing the challenges of metadata.” Concept Searching’s conceptClassifier for SharePoint and conceptTaxonomyWorkflow are the catalyst of Web technologies designed to help reduce unnecessary costs and…
Read MoreBecoming a Learning Organization
Knowledge management has often been used to solve organizational knowledge issues, even before social media tools have arrived adding additional power. This interesting information came from IHS Engineering in their article, “Making Knowledge Management a Part of Your Organization’s Culture.” In organizations concerned with innovation and knowledge-based products and services—often referred to as knowledge organizations—much of…
Read MorePartnership Brings Value to Historical Documents
EBSCO Information Services has partnered with Portico in an effort to preserve digital collections from its Digital Archives products, mostly historical source materials used by scholars and students. PRWeb brought this news to us in their article, EBSCO Partners with Portico to Ensure Long-Term Availability of Digital Archives.” EBSCO first launched the Digital Archives in 2009 and…
Read MoreDigital Library Services Leader Needed
As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you aren’t in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and…
Read MoreKicking It Up A Notch
Ontology´s Intelligent 360 for Network Operators has now released the second project phase. Ontology Systems has enhanced the network operations of Telekom Malaysia Berhad with its Intelligent 360 solution. The deployment of the solution enables them to have a singular, reconciled view of the entire network. This interesting topic was brought to us by Financial News in…
Read MoreEducational Opportunity from AAP
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Journals Committee of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) is offering a free webinar on December 3, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST. The guest speaker is Barbara Gastel, Professor of Integrative Biosciences and of Medical Humanities at Texas A&M University. The presentation will provide an overview of AuthorAID, an INASP…
Read MoreA Taxonomy of Giving
Blackbaud is known for their applications that focus on financial and philanthropical endeavors. MicroEdge, one of Blackbaud’s products, recently unveiled its outcomes solution that helps funders and nonprofits move from traditional philanthropy to social investing. The Globe Newswire brought this news to our attention in their article, “Blackbaud’s MicroEdge Business Unveils Outcomes Solution for the Giving Community…
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