Posts Tagged ‘Taxonomies’
Making the Relationship Work
As in dating or marriage, relationships are at the core of success. Making the same comparison in business or information technology might not be as different as you would think. The power of relationships when it comes to data and how you manage that data, is key to successfully locating and applying that data at…
Read MoreSLA Webinar on Controlled Vocabularies
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Taxonomy Division’s Professional Development Series is offering a February webinar featuring a familiar taxonomist – their own Heather Hedden – senior vocabulary editor at Gale, a Cengage Company, presenting on Licensing Controlled Vocabularies. A custom-created controlled vocabulary/taxonomy is best, but there are situations in which licensing a controlled vocabulary published by a third…
Read MoreMachine Learning, Taxonomies and Career Placement
It is always interesting to see how technology, especially new technology, is being used by organizations. One of the more interesting ones is that LinkedIn is now using machine learning to determine skills of people. WebPro News brought this topic to us in their article, “How LinkedIn is Using Machine Learning to Determine Skills.” With…
Read MoreDigital Asset Librarian Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
Read MoreMetadata and Taxonomies – Same or?
For those not in the information science business, confusion happens around the difference between metadata and a taxonomy. For those in the information science business, this may seem unlikely. To make it as simple as possible – metadata is data about data. Think of metadata as information about an asset beyond the basic filename. Any…
Read MoreArt Used in Science Classification
This exciting information may not be interesting to everyone but those in the classification and taxonomy world understand its significance, or they should. Forbes brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Meet The Woman Who Invented Scientific Photography At This Stunning New York Public Library Exhibit.” An English botanist named Anna Atkins…
Read MoreTaxonomy Design and Creation Workshop at SLA 2019
We recently shared with you some taxonomy educational opportunities available at this year’s Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2019 Conference in Cleveland. There is one more and it is a full day CE workshop – Taxonomy Design & Creation. Taxonomies are becoming increasingly important and common for organizing and retrieving information. Through this CE course, information professionals can…
Read MoreTaxonomy Educational Opportunities at SLA 2019
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) Taxonomy Division is pleased to present several educational sessions at the SLA 2019 Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio this summer. Addressing taxonomies from many different angles, workshop titles like Big Data and Controlled Vocabularies, Ensuring Semantic Interoperability and Creating Interoperable Taxonomies, Keeping Your Taxonomy Fresh and Relevant, Taxonomy Governance IRL, and Taxonomy Tools and…
Read MoreRecruiting New Taxonomists
A group of scientists known as taxonomists are responsible for the discovery and naming of new species. It is at the core of our work and the work of our forefathers in information science. In Australia, it is a very important role considering the country accounts for 10 percent of all species in the world.…
Read MoreTaxonomies and Bias
Christmas is behind us and for those who do not appreciate hearing the carols that have been flowing through their radios since Thanksgiving, they are breathing a sigh of relief. Now for the other side of the debate, many are mourning the loss of their anthems and are already planning decorations for Christmas of 2019.…
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