Metadata – Page 109

Semantic Web Gone Wild

By Melody Smith | August 25, 2010

The original vision for the semantic web was that digital information would be just as readable and understandable to a person or to a machine. Some software currently has a limited understanding of simple metadata. But there seems to be a log jam in the semantic world.

Meta-Who?

By Melody Smith | August 25, 2010

Metadata is defined as data providing information about one or more other pieces of data. Metadata has been used in various forms as a means of cataloging archived information. A perfect example of metadata usage is the Dewey Decimal System that has been employed by libraries for years for the indexing of books.

Managed Metadata Service Application Deemed A Star

By Melody Smith | August 20, 2010

Managed Metadata Service application was tagged as the most important new service application in SharePoint Server 2010.

Standards Are Advancing Quickly On the International Front

By Melody Smith | August 19, 2010

Much of what is happening with standards seems to be evolving along parallel but separate paths.

Conference on Linked Data Coming Soon

By Melody Smith | August 18, 2010

This ISKO UK one-day conference examines how this linking can be done using Semantic Web technologies like URIs, RDF and SKOS, and how real-world examples of Linked Data in action are here, now, and are growing.

The Race for Relevancy: Information Foraging

By Melody Smith | August 16, 2010

The key word in Web 2.0 is relevancy. The surge in social networking sites and mobile internet means we are always connected and always feeding information into the greater whole. Easy access to relevant information is emerging as a major focus as the internet continues to be flooded with exponentially more information.

Metadata Provides Value Paper Books Just Can’t Match

By Melody Smith | August 10, 2010

Exclusive eBook deals bypassing the publisher may become the rule which may result in some books you want simply not being available for the hardware you have.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words – Especially On the Internet

By Melody Smith | August 5, 2010

In the amount of time it takes to click a button, your computer is sending thousands of lines of code about you and where you’ve been on the Internet to your next stop on the information highway – without asking.