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No matter how hard you work on creating content. No matter how valuable and helpful it is to you and your users. If it cannot be found, it might as well not exist. Findability of information is critical to success. You can learn more about how people search and find information at Enterprise Search Europe…
Read MoreDigital Assets Have Changed the Landscape
Digital design has morphed over the past decade. The focus has shifted from the technological side to the human side ( which in and of itself seems oxymoronic). This is proved by the evertrusted Google search results for terms like “information architecture”, “user interface”, and “usability”, which are declining in number. In contrast, search results for…
Read MoreSeminar on Standards
The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers is hosting a timely seminar addressing standards. “Setting the Standard” is scheduled for November 11, 2015 in London. With standards playing an ever increasing role in journal publishing, this full day seminar addresses the issue from a publisher perspective. This is a unique opportunity to acquire broad and practical knowledge…
Read MoreData Management
Information governance (IG) has been discussed for several years now. Unfortunately, implementation has proven difficult, due to the scale of the domain. Datamation brought this situation to our attention in their article, “Trends in Information Governance: eDiscovery and Big Data.” Given this, organizations have the best chance for success by concentrating on the highest risk and…
Read MoreSmart Thesauri: Using Taxonomies with Linked Data
Note: A full version of this article is scheduled to be published in an upcoming issue of the IKO eNewsletter. As interest in Linked Data (LD) continues to grow, many organizations—publishers, corporations, universities, libraries—are increasingly interested in strategies to jump-start LD initiatives. Any organization that has an existing taxonomy (or other controlled vocabulary) can expedite…
Read MoreWebinar Offers Assistance on Platform Research
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering an interesting webinar as part of their 2015 series titled, “How to Conduct User Experience Research for Your Platform.” Scholarly publishers are looking at how to conduct user experience research to deliver improved, intuitive interfaces that serve their researchers daily workflow needs. This webinar will address…
Read MoreThe Future of Machine Learning
Machine Learning-as-a-Service (MLaaS) is one of the latest terms identifying the “sweet spot” for promising technologies and applications of big data analytics. This interesting information came to us from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Improving Big Data Analytics with Machine Learning-as-a-Service.” Machine learning algorithms on demand via the Cloud have great potential for many areas of work.…
Read MoreHoliday Special Offer
The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) has a special offer for you this holiday weekend. Along with fireworks, parades, and barbecue, you can join AIIM and take advantage of the sale for annual Professional Memberships. Join by midnight on July 6, 2015 and take $20 off the regular $169 membership fee. AIIM Professional Membership gives…
Read MoreThe Many Shades of SharePoint
AIIM (the Association for Information and Image Management) is offering an interesting webinar titled, “The Flavors of SharePoint: Which is right for you?” In this webinar, SharePoint implementation consultant Errin O’Connor will discuss the pros and cons of different SharePoint configurations, including the following: Security and authentication Licensing considerations Training needs Best practice recommendations, including when…
Read MoreAward Winners
Content Analyst® Company’s CAAT 3.16 engine won the 2015 CODiE Award for Best Semantic Technology Platform, Tools and Applications from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). We found this interesting information on PRWeb in their article, “Content Analyst Company Wins 2015 Best Semantic Technology Platform, Tools and Applications CODiE Award from SIIA.” As their flagship…
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