Classic Posts Summer – Where Are They Now

Our regular blogger is out of commission while recovering from surgery. Please enjoy this classic post, written by Margie Hlava, about some early 2000’s start-ups. Where Are They Now? May 2, 2011 – Tech companies come and go. There are always tech savvy entrepreneurs with big ideas looking to fill a need in the market…

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Revising Standards

The ISO 25964 standard for Controlled Vocabularies is going under revision. You are invited to attend a brainstorming session to gather perspectives, suggested changes, etc. This standard includes taxonomies, thesauri, and related knowledge organization systems. This particular standard was first created in 1974 and has been reaffirmed several times. Much has changed in the taxonomy world since…

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Standards and Taxonomies

The ISO 25964 standard for Controlled Vocabularies is going under revision. You are invited to attend a brainstorming session to gather perspectives, suggested changes, etc. This standard includes taxonomies, thesauri, and related knowledge organization systems. This particular standard was first created in 1974 and has been reaffirmed several times. Much has changed in the taxonomy world since…

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Consistency is Key

We like consistency and standards. It might be the reason we do business in taxonomies. Standards and structure are important for organizing a complex and technology-driven society. Without standards, structure, and the existence of language conventions, comprehension suffers regardless of the subject matter. Artificial Lawyer brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Why…

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Collaboration and Access

Transparency, openness, verification, and reproducibility are important features of research and innovation. Open research helps to support and uphold these features across the whole lifecycle of research – improving public value, research integrity, re-use, and innovation. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Guest Post — Why Interoperability Matters for…

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Seeking Consistency

We like consistency and standards. Maybe that is why we are in the business of taxonomies. There is no arguing that standards and structure are important to language. Without them and the existence of language conventions, comprehension would be significantly impacted. Artificial Lawyer brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Why It Is…

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Taxonomies Drive Standards

We like consistency and standards. Maybe that is why we are in the business of taxonomies. But there is no arguing that standards and structure are important for organizing a complex and technology-driven society. Without standards, structure, and the existence of language conventions, comprehension suffers, regardless of the subject matter. Artificial Lawyer brought this interesting…

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Standards Are Critical for Technology

Smart technology on a macro scale is changing fast, but not without challenges. This interesting news came to us from Smart Cities DIVE in their article, “Smart city tech standards essential for cities to realize the tools’ potential: report.” Since the beginning of the technology, smart cities have struggled to achieve the promise of interoperability…

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Access Innovations at the 85th Annual ASIS&T Meeting

The 85th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) is scheduled for October 29 – November 1, 2022. This year’s theme is Crisis, Transition, Resilience: Re-Imagining an Information-Resilient Society. The ASIS&T Annual Meeting is a forum to assist in conceptualizing, developing and implementing solutions for a future information environment that not only reacts…

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Working with Semantics Webinar

Mark your calendars for an upcoming webinar — Working with Semantics: Technology and Tools (FREE for NISO members) – on November 10, 11:00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (ET). Today’s sophisticated information resources are engineered in ways that emphasize relationships between related but disparate data elements. This webinar will focus on the emerging techniques and technologies that support…

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