Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Both business intelligence (BI) and data analytics require data. Integration acts as the foundation for enabling what BI and data analytics bring to the enterprise.
Read MoreEBSCO Chosen by National University
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.
Read MoreContent vs. Data – Who Wins?
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?
Read MoreResearch Classification Needs Clear Taxonomies
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.
Read MoreSemandex Partners to Focus on Middle East Polling Data
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.
Read MoreKnowledge Organization Must Reads
The new issue of Knowledge Organization Literature (bibliography), edited by Ia McIlwaine, is now published on ISKO website.
Read MoreIndiana University Selects KnowledgeLake
KnowledgeLake has been selected to deploy a SharePoint enterprise document management solution by Indiana University (IU).
Read MoreUNIT4 Chosen to Improvement Document Management
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.
Read MoreWhy Use A Taxonomy Management Tool?
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.
Read MoreSolving the Challenges of Connecting People and Creating Author Networks
As social media plays an increasingly important role in professional and scholarly publishing, taxonomies can be increasingly useful in connecting people of similar expertise and interests with their peers. This can lead to greater opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and community building. For publishers and scholarly societies, author networks are key to editorial planning, the peer review process, and a wealth of activities supporting the organization and its programs. Taxonomies can play an important role in improving the quality of this “people data,” by enabling name disambiguation and by tagging people’s names with their appropriate subjects.
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