Posts Tagged ‘Taxonomy’
Taxonomy of a Taco
Tacos have been on my mind lately with Cinco de Mayo coming up (or rather, gone, since this will be posted afterwards). I love tacos. Who doesn’t? OK, I’m sure there are plenty of people who don’t like tacos, but I’m willing to guess that a majority of people like at least some form of…
Read MoreNo Taxation Without Taxonomy
It isn’t every day that the word “taxonomy” is used in a protest. However, thousands of scientists worldwide took to the streets to rail against what they say are mounting attacks against science. This interesting news came to us from NBC 4 out of Columbus, Ohio in their article, “Hundreds rally in March for Science at…
Read MoreContinued Partnership Looks at Progress
Publisher John Wiley & Sons and The Physiological Society have renewed their publishing partnership for a further 10-year term, building on over thirteen years of collaboration. KnowledgeSpeak brought this interesting news to us in their article, “John Wiley & Sons and The Physiological Society renew publishing partnership.” This renewed partnership will ensure that the Society’s…
Read MoreTaxonomist Needed for eCommerce Giant
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, information management, 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…
Read MoreCommunity Online Space Addresses Big Data
The academic publisher SAGE Publishing has relaunched its popular MethodSpace website, a free-entry online community with over 20,000 registered social and behavioural science researchers. Knowledge Speak brought this interesting information to us in their article, “SAGE Publishing relaunches MethodSpace with new Big Data Hub.” Among the many different topics, MethodSpace includes a hub focused on how…
Read MoreTaxonomies in School
We have said it before: taxonomies are everywhere, and that includes the classroom. Education Week Teacher brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Response: Ways to Use Learning ‘Taxonomies’ in the Classroom.” Taxonomies categorize anything, including different levels of questioning and learning. Most teachers are aware of this and likely think of the…
Read MoreAccess Innovations’ Bob Kasenchak to Present at IA Summit 2017
Access Innovations’ Director of Business Development Bob Kasenchak is speaking at the IA Summit next week, March 22-26, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. His presentation is titled “Taxonomic Irony or: What I Think about When I Think about Taxonomies (Including a Meta-Taxonomy)” and is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2017, from 2:15pm – 3:00pm. “When…
Read MoreGeeks by Another Name
The term geek has no gender specific connotations. Gender also has zero impact on the ways in which women interact with geek culture. However, geek culture talks to women differently because it believes that we are different. This interesting and somewhat quirky topic came to us from A90SKID in their article, “Semantics and Gender in Geek Culture.” The…
Read MoreAccess Innovations Interviewed on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland® and Discusses Their Unique Solution for Finding Relevant Information Quickly and Easily
Access Innovations Interviewed on Worldwide Business with kathy ireland® and Discusses Their Unique Solution for Finding Relevant Information Quickly and Easily Tune in to Bloomberg International on February 26, 2017. See market-by-market listings below. Albuquerque, NM – February 22, 2017 — Access Innovations President Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Heather Kotula…
Read MoreTaxonomist Position Available in the Northwest
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, 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…
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