Choosing Non-Preferred (and Preferred) Terms for a Thesaurus
© Kellyplz | Dreamstime.com – Squirrels Making Wishes. Photo Synonyms and other non-preferred terms are largely what make a taxonomy (or other controlled vocabulary) a thesaurus. They can enrich a vocabulary in a variety of ways. Searches on a vocabulary can take advantage of non-preferred synonyms to direct the search from those words or phrases…
Read MoreVisual and Digital Data
With 3D printers and 3D scanners becoming much more familiar in the workplace and even at home, it feels like we have gone full circle — data moving to digital only and now becoming tangible again. This interesting information came to us from Business 2 Community in their article, “Digital Transformation: Undigitizing the Intangible “Digital Fridge”.”…
Read MoreEnergy Technology
Expert System has confirmed its commitment to the oil and gas industry by announcing an enriched offer dedicated to the sector and the expansion of its sales team to better serve customers in the Houston area. Digital Journal brought this news to us in their article, “Expert System Enhances Its Commitments in the Oil & Gas Industry.”…
Read MoreMaking the Job Hunt Easier
Searching for a new job is stressful; no one will argue that fact. You work hard to make your resume informative without being too verbose, precise without drowning in detail, and interesting without sounding trite. After all that hard work, it can be disheartening to know that computer software is reading and profiling your resume…
Read MoreLearning Opportunity for Digital Publishers
Semantico is offering a webinar entitled: “Continuous Improvement” and will be presented by Tracy Capaldi-Drewett, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing and hosted by John Helmer. The presentation will focus on the role of aftercare services and how these can benefit your business. To register for this webinar, go here. Few industries have been experiencing…
Read MoreVisual Learning
Any good salesperson or teacher uses visual inspiration to make the sell or instill the knowledge. Data visualization can help us understand many things better, including very large-scale things like the size of the universe. This is a perfect example, and the BBC does a great job visualizing it here. By presenting data in a pictorial or…
Read MoreInformation Architect 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 MoreExpanding the Library
The British Library and Publishing Technology have announced a new partnership, which will make 5,400 new journal and book titles available via the ingentaconnect online platform. This interesting information came from Publishing Technology in their post, “British Library and Publishing Technology collaborate to make Document Supply Service content available via ingentaconnect.” Journal content from an assortment…
Read MoreTime Warp Data
The Beloit College Mindset list is created annually to remind instructors to be aware of “hardening of the references” – a syndrome where a professor might make reference to a cultural event about which a student would not understand. We have all experienced this and not just in college. In the work place, in social…
Read MoreMetadata Webinar This Week
This upcoming learning opportunity is titled, “Metadata and the CDO.” It addresses metadata architectures, types and categories, and trends with metadata. In post wiki-leaks days and the National Security Agency (NSA) metadata concerns, metadata is now a common term. Many are looking at options to deploy an effective metadata environment. There is lots to explore and…
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