Where to put the data?
Box recently announced that it will be making the documents stored in its cloud storage system smarter. They give the credit to the metadata.
February 2014
Defining the Parameters
By Melody Smith|February 4th, 20142014-02-03T22:18:29-05:00
Search has never been more personal, or engaging or sometimes difficult. Properly defining your query is the key to a successful search and that isn't always the easiest of tasks. Semantic technology continues to evolve, and as a result search is becoming more comprehensive, effective, and challenging. This interesting topic was brought to us by GCN in their article, “Semantic search: Still more luck than technology.”
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Marjorie M.K. Hlava Selected to Receive Prestigious Miles Conrad Award from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™)
By Melody Smith|February 3rd, 20142014-02-02T21:40:45-05:00
Marjorie (Margie) M.K. Hlava, president of Albuquerque-based Access Innovations, Inc., has been selected to receive the prestigious Miles Conrad Award from the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS). The award will be presented at the upcoming 2014 NFAIS Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, February 23-25, 2014. In keeping with longstanding tradition, Marjorie will present a 45-minute lecture with her perspective on the information industry during the NFAIS Annual Conference.
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Capturing the History
By Melody Smith|February 3rd, 20142014-02-02T21:42:58-05:00
ISKO (the International Society for Knowledge Organization) has made its free online bibliographic service, Knowledge Organization Literature, even more comprehensive. This recent enhancement will cover nine more years back in bibliographical references. Covering the years from 1988 to the present, the Knowledge Organization Literature database continues to be updated with recent literature.
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Focus on Improving the Process
By Melody Smith|February 3rd, 20142014-02-02T21:44:04-05:00
Silverchair Information Systems has announced the launch of an extension to their SCM6 platform, Silvermine, that enables publishers to mine unlimited business intelligence from their online usage data. This interesting news was found on Digital Journal in their article, “Silverchair Launches Silvermine Business Intelligence Extension to the SCM6 Publishing Platform.”
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January 2014
Taxonomy About Spending, or Not
By Melody Smith|January 31st, 20142014-01-30T22:37:39-05:00
It has been awhile since I shared a unique taxonomy with you and this one certainly caught my eye, for many reasons. My mother and sister are notorious for doing anything to save a dollar. I am quite often convinced they spend more trying to save than they save, but I wouldn't dare say that to them. So this interesting taxonomy was found on Direct Marketing in their article, "Infographic: The Taxonomy of the Penny-Pincher."
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Information Sharing in a New Way
By Melody Smith|January 31st, 20142014-01-30T22:35:46-05:00
RawVoice has announced the release of PowerPress 5.0, a platform that provides content creators with everything they need to podcast with a WordPress website or blog. The latest version includes Taxonomy Podcasting and Post Type Podcasting, which expand on the ability to podcast with blog posts and categories.
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Information Sharing Positions Available
By Melody Smith|January 30th, 20142014-01-29T22:02:26-05:00
Looking for a new job? Or maybe you just want to keep tabs on the industry? We are always excited to share career opportunities in the world of taxonomy, indexing, and information management 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 how the fields are evolving.
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Recognizing Solid Contributions
By Melody Smith|January 30th, 20142014-01-29T22:01:18-05:00
BDNA is known for being one of the leading data-as-a-service (DaaS) companies. Now they have been selected as the overall winner in The ITSM Review ’s 2013 ITSM Integrations Review. The competition included ServiceNow, LANDesk, ManageEngine, and others. Business Wire brought us this news in their article, “BDNA Wins Best in Class Integration Solution by The ITSM Review.”
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The Hot Topics of 2013
By Melody Smith|January 29th, 20142014-01-28T21:51:15-05:00
Concept Searching has taken time to compile the annual list of its most read blogs and leadership articles for 2013. Known for their semantic metadata generation, auto-classification, and taxonomy management software, not to mention, developer of the Smart Content Framework™, Concept Searching offers readers interesting and thought-provoking discussions in their content. Digital Journal brought this news to our attention in their article, "Concept Searching Announces Top Read Blogs and Thought Leadership Articles."
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