Going Digital With A Purpose
A large collection of court records from the late 1800s are being converted into digital files by New Perspectives Inc. (NPI). Creating digital files that can be indexed, searched and accessed is an honorable task. The benefit here is that the employees hired by NPI are individuals with physical impairments that are learning job skills that will help them make a future for themselves.
Read MoreNew Release Increases Findability
Instem has released version 8.4 of its Sequence Retrieval System (SRS). This data integration platform is scalable and used in over 300 sites, both commercial and academic. Version 8.4 includes support for indexing data using Apache Lucene technology. Geeks World brought this news to our attention in their article, “Instem Releases Next Version of SRS Data Integration Platform.”
Read MoreSpecial Issue To Cover Semantic Search
The possibilities and limitations of semantic search are often discussed as more and more enterprises and applications utilize the technology. Research on the subject as grown almost as fast as the technology itself. Semantic search research is often based on large and rich data sets and a combination of techniques.
Read MoreTake Me Out to the Ballgame
We have found the perfect job for someone who is in the information technology field and who loves baseball. Though that isn’t always a combination you think of together, the Cleveland Indians are seeking a Data Architect for Baseball Systems. This person will design, implement, and manage the Baseball Department’s information architecture.
Read MoreMore Uses for Semantic Technology
Mimesi has adopted Expert System’s semantic technology to strengthen its information delivery platform. Geeks.com brought this news to our attention in their article, “Mimesi Selects Expert System to Strengthen its Media Monitoring Platform.”
Read MoreRevealing Relationships
In this time and age when metadata is included in almost every conversation, this tongue in cheek blog post caught my attention. The author reads aloud an article, which imagines a dialog between Alan Turing and Winston Churchill that might have taken place if the UK Home Secretary Theresa May had been Turing’s line-manager.
Read MoreM.A.I. (Machine-Aided Indexer) Selected as a KMWorld 2013 Trend-Setting Product of the Year
Access Innovations, Inc., leader in digital data organization and creator of the Data Harmony software suite, is proud to announce the inclusion of M.A.I.™ (Machine-Aided Indexer) in the KMWorld 2013 list of Trend-Setting Products. M.A.I. provides knowledge management solutions to organize information resources, based on a well-built and systematically applied taxonomy or thesaurus. The software…
Read MoreA Different Perspective
What is better than one interesting and slightly humorous taxonomy? Two, you say? How about three?
Read MoreCrowdsourcing the Galaxies
Crowdsourcing is when a large group of people contribute services, ideas, or content towards one task or project. This is often done by an online community. By combining the efforts of many, both volunteers and employees, the goal can be reached and often at a greater result than originally intended.
Read MoreOpportunities in the Field
In an effort to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share some career opportunities that we found 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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