Posts Tagged ‘Access Insights’
Taxonomies – What Are They Good For?
To make the search and browse capabilities of content, document or records management systems truly functional, we need to develop taxonomies. Whether it is a taxonomy designed for storage and management or one that supports better search, without them all types of management systems are virtually useless, regardless of the platform. Because many organizations are not…
Read MoreMeta What?
Meta tags are snippets of text that describe a page’s content. They won’t appear on the page itself, but only in the page’s code. Think about them as little content descriptors that help tell search engines what a web page is about. Meta tags or metadata has been around almost since the beginning of search engine…
Read MoreAccess Innovations, Inc. Develops Taxonomies for Leading Oncology Association; Automated Curation Saves Society’s Annual Meeting Attendees’ Time
Access Innovations, Inc. recently worked with the American Society for Clinical Oncology, Inc. (ASCO®) to help the Society enhance its search for more than 250,000 pieces of content stored across 20 different content management systems (CMS) platforms. To produce more targeted and accurate results for internal and external users and ultimately allow personalization and automated…
Read MoreClassifying Taxonomies
“Classification” and “taxonomy” are two closely related words that some people find confusing. Both terms reflect the fact that we encounter large amounts of information in everyday life and our brains need some way to synthesize and contextualize that information. Concepts like classification and taxonomy help us make sense of the world by improving our…
Read MorePioneer Remembered for Significant Impact on Research
We spent last weekend remembering and celebrating the life of Eugene Garfield. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information; creator of the “impact factor” now used so broadly to assess the value of a journal; and is considered the father of the field called bibliometrics. I met Gene in 1976 when I was…
Read MoreNKOS at DC-2017
DC-2017 in Washington D.C. is looking towards the changing role of metadata in the Second Machine Age. This year’s conference will focus on technologies and practices that are advancing how we can create and manage good metadata. Interoperability and openness have been guiding principles of the DCMI community for over twenty years, and these principles…
Read MoreData Harmony 3.12 is a 2017 KMWorld Trend-Setting Product
Access Innovations, Inc., a leader in digital data organization, is proud to announce its inclusion on KMWorld’s annual Trend-Setting Product list. Access Innovations, Inc. is featured for its sixth year, after debuting on the list in 2005. “Our 2017 KMWorld Trend-Setting Products result from innovation and imagination, as well as from evolution,” says Sandra Haimila,…
Read MoreASIDIC Revisited is Only Two Weeks Away!
The landmark ASIDIC Revisited meeting at the Hotel Parq Central in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 24-25, is coming soon, and there are only a few spaces left. This is a reminder that registration closes on September 20. The final order of the program is still being determined, and confirmed speakers are listed in alphabetic order…
Read MoreThe Importance of Taxonomy To Master Data Management
More and more attention is being given to master data managment (MDM). This is the set of processes and tools that consistently defines and manages the non-transactional data entities of an organization. The benefits of the MDM paradigm increase as the number and diversity of organizational departments, worker roles and computing applications expand. For this reason,…
Read MoreAI Today, and Tomorrow
We live in an intelligent era, at least when it comes to technology. Our watches tell us not only the time, but they also bring us our email and remind us to exercise. Our phones recommend the best places to dine and map the best routes to our destination, and our computers predict our shopping preferences,…
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