By Melody Smith|December 31st, 2014|indexing, metadata, search, Taxonomy, Term lists|Comments Off on e-Discovery Doesn’t Have to Be Scary
The word discovery causes anxiety in some and th term “e-discovery” is even scarier to some. Somehow despite the fact that we use technology on a daily basis, there is still resistance to incorporating digital evidence into a case.
By Melody Smith|December 30th, 2014|News, reference|Comments Off on Seasonal Classification
In tune with the season, the American Museum of Natural History is featuring a scitification classification exercise where they are sharing one scientific find each day. On the first of the twelve days, a partridge in a book of taxonomy.
By Melody Smith|December 30th, 2014|metadata, News, search|Comments Off on Searching the Clouds
The cloud storage industry is centered on managing the demands of big data. In this process, cloud technology vendors are moving to better search abilities as well as organizing the vast amount of data collected.
By Melody Smith|December 29th, 2014|metadata, News|Comments Off on Webinar Focuses on Metadata
Concept Searching has opened registration for the 'Business Critical Metadata' webinar, co-hosted by Doug Miles, Director of Market Intelligence at AIIM, and Martin Garland, President of Concept Searching. The webinar is scheduled for January 20, 2015 from 11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. EST.
By Melody Smith|December 29th, 2014|News, Technology|Comments Off on Technology is Failing to Impress
Our level of impressiveness with technology is declining at the same rate as our patience. As we become more connected, we expect 24/7 access to everything – the internet, our data, our photos, etc.
By Melody Smith|December 26th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Recording History
World War II veterans' average age is roughly 91 years old. So it is past time to record their stories to be sure history is not lost. Officials in a Tennessee county are doing just that.
By Melody Smith|December 25th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on In Style
Fashions and fads are influential by nature. They have also been used recently as a source of data to test models of cultural dynamics. By looking at the impact of mass media on popular culture, one study considers how much of an influence it has had in the popularity of dog breeds for family pets as well as marketing tools.
By Melody Smith|December 22nd, 2014|metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Bringing Art Out Into the Open
The first Smithsonian museum to digitize their collections calls the project Digital Zero. They have photographed and uploaded the entire collection into a digital asset management (DAM) system. That is more than 40,000 objects and almost double that number in images. This is a great opportunity for scholars and researchers as well as everyday virtual visitors to have 24/7 access to this collection of art.
By Melody Smith|December 18th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News|Comments Off on Ancient Literature
Archiving, indexing, and making content findable are at the core of what we do. Many of our clients include scholars who devote more than a fair share of their time to older literature.
By Melody Smith|December 17th, 2014|indexing, metadata, News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Content Migration Success Relies on Solid Taxonomy
Installing a new digital asset management (DAM) system can be a challenge. After a great deal of planning and coordination across multiple departments and groups, the biggest task is left - the migration of existing assets from one or more sources into the new DAM system.