By Melody Smith|December 23rd, 20132013-12-22T19:54:15-05:00
Wouldn’t it be splendid if, in the ‘spirit’ of Dickens’ Ghost of Christmas Present, we could use taxonomies to accomplish lofty goals such as cure and eradicate sickness; promote international understanding; promote justice and social harmony; and lessen and eradicate poverty?
By Melody Smith|December 20th, 20132013-12-19T22:15:26-05:00
Metadata is fast becoming a household term, with the news constantly using it alongside the NSA scandal and inflaming news, conspiracy theories, and the like. But does the average person understand what metadata is, what it can and can’t do? Most of all, do they understand the importance of big data? ZDNet brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Does anyone really understand big data?”
By Melody Smith|December 20th, 20132013-12-19T22:14:41-05:00
Semantic web is a more and more frequent term in not just the world of business, but in all areas that utilize technology, and let’s face it, isn’t that everyone? This interesting topic was found on Search Engine Journal in their article, “The Difference Between Semantic Search and Semantic Web.”
By Melody Smith|December 19th, 20132013-12-19T12:24:18-05:00
Before you sign off for the holidays, consider starting your new year out with some educational learning. Our own Margie Hlava will be the instructor for a workshop titled, Taxonomy Essentials. This will be held on January 21, 2014 in Denver, Colorado.
By Melody Smith|December 19th, 20132013-12-18T22:19:35-05:00
Data tends to pile up on file servers, creating backlogs, slow service, and poor search results. Continuing to expand storage footprints is simply not sustainable or productive. But what are the options? Information Management brought this interesting quandary to our attention in their article, “Data Cleanup: Big Data Can Pose Big Risk.”
By Melody Smith|December 18th, 20132021-12-01T12:27:59-05:00
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 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.
By Melody Smith|December 18th, 20132013-12-17T22:05:41-05:00
TEMIS has acquired U.S.-based advanced analytics and visualization technology firm i3 Analytics. The latter provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) ‘Biopharma Navigator’ platform that charts the biopharma landscape based on open life sciences data. We found this article on Mr. Web in their article, “TEMIS Buys i3 Analytics.”
By Melody Smith|December 17th, 20132013-12-16T20:48:21-05:00
Republic Polytechnic has implemented a new records management system in order to capture and allow easy retrieval of institutional knowledge. This interesting information was found on FutureGov.com in their article, “Polytechnic in Singapore rolls out records management system.” The records management system, called eDocs, was released in November last year and has accumulated close to 300,000 records.
By Melody Smith|December 17th, 20132013-12-16T20:47:17-05:00
The latest version of Eikon from Thomson Reuters offers semantic search capabilities. Eikon 3.0 applies free text search capabilities to financial data. Wall Street Technology brought this news to our attention in their article, “Semantic Search Takes Thomson Reuters Eikon to New Levels.”
By Melody Smith|December 16th, 20132013-12-15T15:15:28-05:00
Bob Kasenchak, formerly a Project Manager at Access Innovations, Inc., has recently been promoted to Production Coordinator within the company. Bob is a great representation of the fresh talent at Access Innovations. His extraordinary people skills, organizational skills, and leadership qualities make him an excellent fit to oversee editorial endeavors.
