February 2011

Taxonomy Guide Released by the University of Toronto

By |February 17th, 2011

Gary Price has launched a new resource site sharing his knowledge of the search and information industries, called InfoDocket. One of his recent posts caught our eye, “A Glosssary of Taxonomy Terms and List of Taxonomy Materials (Books, Sites, Etc.)”

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EBSCO Chosen by National University

By |February 17th, 2011

National University has selected EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) from EBSCO Publishing to provide the University with a solution to accessing its library resources with ease.

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Content vs. Data – Who Wins?

By |February 16th, 2011

In the day and age of Web 3.0, the focus seems to be around data and its mobility. So where does that leave content?

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Research Classification Needs Clear Taxonomies

By |February 16th, 2011

Funding models and how they influence research endeavours haven’t always been the topic of cocktail parties, let alone gatherings of professional researchers. However there is considerable discrepancy in the models deployed across the continents and one author at least, thinks it should be discussed.

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Semandex Partners to Focus on Middle East Polling Data

By |February 16th, 2011

Semandex Networks Inc. is in a new partnership with Pechter Middle East Polls (PMEP), to bring polling data to operational users in a new way.

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Knowledge Organization Must Reads

By |February 15th, 2011

The new issue of Knowledge Organization Literature (bibliography), edited by Ia McIlwaine, is now published on ISKO website.

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Indiana University Selects KnowledgeLake

By |February 15th, 2011

KnowledgeLake has been selected to deploy a SharePoint enterprise document management solution by Indiana University (IU).

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UNIT4 Chosen to Improvement Document Management

By |February 15th, 2011

UNIT4 was chosen by The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy in Equatorial Guinea to develop software to improve the recording and management of public records.

Why Use A Taxonomy Management Tool?

By |February 14th, 2011

This question was recently asked and addressed in a community online forum that my colleagues and I participate in quite frequently. It occurred to me that though it seems like a simple question with an even simpler answer to those of us who live, breathe and eat this stuff every day – it certainly bears revisiting.