Classic Posts Summer – TaxoBank Adds Pasta Lover’s Thesaurus

Our regular blogger is out of commission while recovering from surgery. Please enjoy this delicious classic blog post. TaxoBank Adds Pasta Lover’s Thesaurus May 6, 2011 – One of the most recent TaxoBank entries is a description of the Pasta Lover’s Thesaurus, apparently a student project but nevertheless an informative and mouth-watering example of a straightforward hierarchical and…

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Taxonomy Challenges

According to an Indiana judge, tacos and burritos are sandwiches. You might be wondering why this is news on a taxonomy blog, but maybe not. If there was a taxonomy of sandwiches, would these food items make the cut? This interesting and humorous topic came to our attention from Fox News in their article, “It’s…

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A Group of Taxonomists Walk Into a Pub

On June 27, 2024, there will be taxonomists, ontologists, data managers, knowledge organizers and data architects gathered in London for Semantic Data 2024: Taxonomy, Ontology, and Knowledge Graphs. This news came to us from PR.com in their release, “Four Weeks to Go Until Semantic Data 2024: Taxonomy, Ontology, and Knowledge Graphs Conference.” In today’s data-driven…

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Navigating the Sea of Information

In today’s digital age, where information proliferates at an unprecedented rate, the ability to find relevant content amidst the vast sea of data is paramount. Whether searching for scholarly articles, products on an e-commerce platform or documents within an organization, efficient findability is essential for productivity, decision-making and knowledge discovery. At the heart of this…

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Bridging Gaps in Information Science

In the vast realm of information science, taxonomy serves as a fundamental framework for organizing knowledge, understanding biodiversity and facilitating research across various disciplines. However, as advancements in technology and methodologies continue to reshape our understanding of the natural world, taxonomic systems are facing unprecedented challenges and undergoing significant changes. Amidst these transformations lies the…

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Data Driven Success with Knowledge Graphs

Knowledge graphs help organizations make the greater part of their enterprise data more easy to find, understand, and use, so that analysts, data scientists, and other data consumers can use data and analytics better and more frequently to drive their businesses. This interesting topic came to us from Medium in their article, “Knowledge graph adoption— sales pitch…

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Hierarchy of Data

The concept of classified and declassified data when it pertains to security is understandable, but there is a broader type of data classification for businesses which factors into the success of a data analytics pipeline. Tech Target brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data analytics pipeline best practices: Data classification.” There…

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Understanding Data Quality

Data quality has never been more important. It is at the heart of the success of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. It remains the main source of challenges for companies that want to apply machine learning in their applications and operations. Venture Beat brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Why data…

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