Protecting the Data
Data security is a concern for everyone, including the federal government. A recent survey of 150 federal workers involved with records management indicated that the majority of respondents were “confident” that their agency’s records weren’t at risk, and an even larger portion of records management professionals were “very confident”. This interesting news came from Fierce Content…
Read MoreAdding Dimensions to Your Customer Engagement
Networked Insights has launched a new analytics capability called Pinpoint that allows marketers to determine why a metric is up or down within seconds. Business Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “Real-Time Technology from Networked Insights Makes Big Data Actionable for Brands.” This new technology is available through their platform known as…
Read MoreUrban Myths
It isn’t quite as bad as looking for a needle in a haystack, but close. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has launched a search to find the first recorded use in English of the word ‘numpty’, which means a foolish or stupid person. This odd but interesting information came from The Times of Oman in their article,…
Read MorePolish Up Your Resume
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreCataloging the World
A new initiative of the Ancient World Mapping Center (AWMC) called Benthos aims to catalog and map the waters of the ancient Mediterranean basin. This information came from The Ancient World Online blog in their post, “Benthos: Digital Atlas of Ancient Waters beta version.” The project will incorporate physical landscape data for the ocean floor, coastlines, and…
Read MoreGeeks Rule
Anyone remotely related to the world of information technology has heard it. The term, the label, the veiled and sometimes not so veiled insult. Geek. This interesting and slightly humorous observation came from the Times Colonist out of British Columbia in their article, “Don’t be ashamed of your inner geek.” In the irony of all ironies,…
Read MoreTaxoDiary Blog Achieves Milestones in Sharing Information
The TaxoDiary blog, which can be read at www.taxodiary.com and adds new posts on a daily basis every Monday through Friday, recently published its 3,000th blog post. TaxoDiary was started in August 2010 and is sponsored and maintained by Access Innovations, Inc., under the leadership of Access Innovations President Marjorie Hlava and Chief Executive Officer Jay…
Read MoreWinner Among Winners
The KMWorld awards are designed to celebrate success stories of knowledge management, highlighting the best of the best. The awards recognize excellence in organizations who have proven that they deliver their promise. The winners are chosen by a panel of judges and will be announced at KMWorld 2015. The 2015 KMWorld Awards are accepting nominations through August…
Read MoreCollaboration Brings Automation
Elsevier is known for being a provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services. They recently announced an expanded collaboration with Ex Libris, who is known for their library automation services. This interesting news came from Library Technology Guides in their article, “Elsevier Collaborates with Ex Libris to offer automated updates to subscribed e-content.”…
Read MoreAspirations for the Future
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest biomedical library. There are those that believe it should become an “epicenter for data science” across the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The American Association for the Advancement of Science brought this to our attention in their article, “National Library of Medicine urged to take on broader…
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