Auto vs. Human Indexing
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed a computer that performed as well or better than humans when it comes to the task of extracting data from scientific journals and entering it into a database.
Strong Records Management is Required
By Melody Smith|December 12th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Strong Records Management is Required
One Minnesota county is expecting a new records management system to streamline processes and procedures for all county law enforcement and institute a countywide electronic ticketing system.
Planning for Success
By Melody Smith|December 9th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Planning for Success
Even the Internal Revenue Service is reaping the results of poor document management practices.
Making Digital Content Findable
By Melody Smith|November 20th, 2014|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Making Digital Content Findable
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) program is planned to consolidate a massive amount of scattered biomedical research data. It was recently announced that the program will include the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, which received a $9.2 million grant.
Enhanced Ways to Find Enhanced Data
By Melody Smith|November 18th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Enhanced Ways to Find Enhanced Data
Researchers at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Infection and Global Health are building the world’s most comprehensive database describing human and animal pathogens.
Crosses All Trends
By Melody Smith|November 17th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Crosses All Trends
Records management is coming out of the closet and embracing technology as it marches into the future. It has been viewed as an administrative requirement, afterthought, and cumbersome task for quite some time.
Marathon Indexing Project
By Melody Smith|October 30th, 2014|Autoindexing, indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Marathon Indexing Project
AMCAD has started working on a document management project with Arizona’s Pinal County Clerk of the Superior Court. The plan is to scan and index approximately five million images in six months’ time. This monumental task is part of a larger long-term records management strategy for the Clerk of the Superior Court.
A Different Approach for Some
Perspective is key as we hear time and time again. How one person or group of people look at a situation is likely very different from those on the other side of the coin. This is true with taxonomies as well. Who builds them and the perspective they bring to the project is key to its success or failure. The Financial Times brought this topic to our attention in their article, “Where new ideas take root.”
The Power of Metadata
By Melody Smith|October 23rd, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on The Power of Metadata
The publishing industry has long been reliant on digital information to sell books in all formats. More and more, publishers are considering the tools they use to manage the publishing process. Their challenges include inefficient tools, often requiring replication of work to process what is essentially the same data for different uses.
Classifying Men?
I am still surprised at the variety of taxonomies I found and I typically find them in the oddest places. This one came from ECNS in their article, "Male outcast taxonomy." Though not a true taxonomy, its classification efforts are as unique as the topic.