Posts Tagged ‘Findability’
Metadata and Findability
When introduced, metadata was basic and easy. It was breadcrumbs that led you to the real data or file. Once you understood the right information to put into it, the concept itself was simple. What was clear has become murky. This interesting topic came from KMWorld in their article, “Dissolution of metadata.” If you think of metadata…
Read MoreBuilding Trust in Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and publisher of the Science family of journals, has acquired “Peer Review Evaluation” (PRE), a web-based service that promotes public trust in science by making the review of original research more transparent and verifiable. We found this interesting news on Yahoo in their article, “AAAS, Publisher of…
Read MoreRules of Records Management
Records management has become easier and more difficult all because of recent advancements in technology. With the speed of indexing and retrieving comes more rules and more regulations, which are often applied inconsistently. This topic came from ZDNet in their article, “Best practices for corporate data retention.” There are legal ramifications involved in corporate data…
Read MoreAccess to the Data
A new report by the IBM Center for The Business of Government has looked at cities that have used innovation and technology to improve city services. Through a variety of methods, cities are leveraging information technology (IT) for better management, citizen engagement, and service. This interesting information came to our attention from GCN in their article, “4…
Read MoreTaxonomy in the Legal System
When it comes to managing court cases, few software applications can meet the specific needs of case workers and court clerks. The usual method for courts to acquire their case management systems is to just pick commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software from a leading packaged solution vendor, then customize it to suit. This interesting topic comes from…
Read MoreIndexing History
In what feels timely but was actually an unplanned juxtaposition of events, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society launches a new project. This comes just days after a gunman claimed nine lives at an historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church was built as a result of the abolitionist…
Read MoreMaking Content Findable
Linguamatics is expanding its natural language processing-based text mining platform to accommodate easier access to full-text articles. PR Newswire brought this latest news to our attention in their article, “Linguamatics Expands Cloud Text Mining Platform to Include Full-Text Articles.” Researchers can now create sets of full-text XML articles from more than 4,000 peer-reviewed journals produced by…
Read MoreFinding Critical Information
There is a lot going on in health care on the national level these days. Between the Affordable Care Act and the ICD-10 coding classification transition alone, the federal government’s chief health information officer, Michael McCoy, M.D., is a busy guy. But what is on his mind? What are his concerns? Health Leader’s Media brought this…
Read MoreHomemade Taxonomies
Expert System is offering a learning opportunity next week titled, “Enriching Google Search Appliance: Cogito Connected for GSA.” This webinar focuses on helping you find, tag, and create your own custom taxonomies for all the metadata available in your content. You can register for the June 24th event here. Having a defined taxonomy can help promote collaboration and…
Read MoreThe Importance of Platforms
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) is offering a unique learning opportunity, titled “Platforms that Perform: Taking Your Content to the Next Level.” Your platform is important. It is the gateway to your content and has a direct impact on the findability of your data. With new platform innovations and user expectations moving…
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