Posts Tagged ‘Classification’
Classifications of Those Rejected
You already know my fascination with odd taxonomies and classifications. Remember the deeper dive into Tom Cruise movies? Or how about the post identifying traits of hipsters? And let’s not forget the one on coffee… mmm coffee. So when I see an article titled, “A taxonomy of the jilted“, you know I can’t just scroll…
Read MoreA Semantic Analysis of Constitutions
Using big data analytics techniques, researchers at Dartmouth College have created a taxonomy of the world’s constitutions. This analysis is discussed in the EurekAlert! article “Big data creates family tree of constitutions.” EurekAlert! is a service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Dartmouth study applied subject indexing to the documents in order to define constitutional topics, and…
Read MoreDonner, Blitzen and Who?
The festive legend says that Santa Claus’s reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve. The names of the eight reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. The enduring popularity of the Christmas song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has led to Rudolph joining the list, bringing the number of Santa Claus’s reindeer up to nine. But…
Read MoreThe Dynamics of Surviving the Dysfunctional Family Holiday Gathering
Family life in the 21st century is best demonstrated by the holiday family gathering. There’s nothing in the world as unique and yet predictable, as a dysfunctional family thrown together in close quarters for a designated amount of time. The cult classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was not that far of a stretch from reality.…
Read MoreThe Digital Journey of Your Food
On the one day a year where food is front and center, at least in America, it seems appropriate to talk about food and technology on Thanksgiving. Digital Trends brought this interesting information to us in their article, “A language for legumes: Can the Internet of Food help us know what we eat?” The Internet…
Read MoreData Management Tool at Your Fingertips
There are many options in the world of reference data management (RDM) tools. The source article seeks to help organizations weigh through the various options available to them. We want to highlight a couple of those options. You can read through the comprehensive list for the comprehensive list. Information Management brought this information to us in…
Read MoreFinding Big Data
Big data may mean big problems. But don’t worry, metadata can be valuable when it comes to analyzing big data. Tech Target brought this news to us in their article, “A strong metadata management process eases big data woes.” It is always important to have a well managed metadata program, but when it comes to…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Horrors
One of the biggest questions floating around every year in October is this: “What movies will you watch this month?”—or some derivative of that. All the major networks play their own hand-picked list of 25-50 “horror” movies all month long. Farms open their doors to a public that can roam around haunted barns and mazes; even the malls host their very own haunted houses (generally not advised for children). Many of these attractions are partly or fully inspired by horror films that over the generations have become staples every October.
Read MoreTaxonomies – 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 MoreBack to School
Making content findable is our goal at Access Innovations. Of course, we are referring to technology and search queries in data that has been indexed with a strong taxonomy built according to standards. But if you think back, the Dewey Decimal System also had the same goal of making content findable. This interesting information came to…
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