The Old Meets New
Online chat rooms and bulletin boards started in the 1980s and 1990s. As the internet evolved, social media sites became a prominent figure in the world of collaboration and digital community. However, the subjects aren’t always about food, news, entertainment, or politics. There is now an online collaboration happening around ancient text. This interesting information came…
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Semantics makes a practical tool for analyzing and filtering the massive quantities of big data. The capability of semantics to deal with a wide variety of data types and apply reasoning techniques is what makes it special. Learn how to turn big data into smart data at the Smart Data Conference in San Jose, CA on…
Read MoreThe New Normal
The search engines of today are so powerful and so common that we assume that searches will provide our desired results in a matter of seconds. If we are forced to wait a few more seconds than normal, it feels archaic and clunky. Speed in search is important. Businesses acknowledge the importance of search to…
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Journals play a pivotal role in science and academia. Publishing in scholarly periodicals provides a path to disseminate our insights and bolster scientific communities. It can drive careers and foster knowledge. This interesting article was found on Phys.org in their article, “How journals shape science and academia.” But why is the journal the catalyst? There are a…
Read MoreNext stop – Boston!
Are you headed to the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference in Boston this week? We will see you there. Margie Hlava, President of Access Innovations, Inc. and Bob Kasenchak, Head of Product Development, will be leading a workshop titled, “So You Have a Taxonomy…Now What? Advanced Taxonomy Topics.” The workshop addresses the next steps beyond just…
Read MoreProper Semantics
Someone (maybe your soul mate, best friend, or sister) who knows you well enough to finish your sentences for you has a semantic understanding of you. Even the most average of people understand context and know what you’re trying to say. However, once in a while, you meet someone with no talent for filling in those…
Read MoreDown the Rabbit Hole
As many readers know, the main U.S. standard for taxonomies, thesauri, and other controlled vocabularies is ANSI/NISO Z39.19, Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies. The material on vocabulary displays covers types of vocabulary displays that might be unfamiliar. I’m guessing that some of these displays emerged as the result of…
Read MoreTrue Taxonomies
Because there is no reliable way to choose strategies that are appropriate for implementing guidelines facing different barriers, a scoping systematic review was performed on MEDLINE and EMBASE covering the years from 2004 to 2013. From studies that evaluated the implementation of guidelines on arthritis, diabetes, colorectal cancer, and heart failure, the data was extracted and summarized. Interventions were…
Read MoreThose Voices in Your Head
This interesting taxonomy caught my eye partly because it was different and partly because I was relieved other people had voices in their head too. The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest brought some interesting information to us in their article, “A preliminary taxonomy of the voices inside your head.” I joke, of course. Well, mostly.…
Read MoreBack by Popular Demand
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is once again offering the webinar, “Webinar: Fast Times for Information: Re-Calibrating Roles and Responsibilities.” This event is scheduled for Thursday, June 4th at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT. Several important shifts in technology, user expectations, and evolving roles are having a profound impact on the information…
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