Understanding the Differences

Even those deep in the business of information management often have a problem understanding the difference between ontologies and taxonomies. This interesting information came to us from Earley Information Science in their article, “What is the Difference between Taxonomy and Ontology? It is a Matter of Complexity.” Seth Earley, CEO of Earley Information Science, defines ontology as…

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Ontologist Position Available

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, archiving, etc., we are sharing with our readers any career opportunities that we find. 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…

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Taxonomist Needed in D.C.

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, metadata, 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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The Knowledge to Know

Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and it is usually associated with rote memory. This is usually explained simply as knowing who, what, where, and when. But factual knowledge is not the only knowledge that is beneficial to know. The Manilla Times brought this news to us in their article “The taxonomy…

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Shopping in the Cloud

With the variety of services offered in the public cloud from analytics to artificial intelligence, the options have become irresistible. The amount of capital invested in data centers does however give pause to organizations before they will simply switch to a public cloud provider’s platform wholesale. This interesting information came to us from InfoWorld in their…

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Worldwide Business with kathy ireland® Interviews Access Innovations and Discusses Their Unique Solution for Finding Relevant Information Quickly and Easily

Tune in to Bloomberg International on Sunday, January 29, 2017.  Access Innovations President Marjorie M.K. Hlava and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Heather Kotula are featured on the award-winning, global TV show, Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®. The segment’s topic is how businesses can make their data more searchable and more easily found. Access Innovations is…

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Ontologies and the Semantic Web

Ontology is one of the key components of the semantic webs. Because it contains the core knowledge for an effective search, it requires carefully-collected knowledge which is domain-sensitive. 7th Space Interactive brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Ontology construction and application in practice case study of health tourism in Thailand.” The METHONTOLOGY approach is…

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Year In Review

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It’s that time of year where we look back on the previous year sometimes with joy and laughter, other times with sorrow and angst. Then we follow it up with starting over, a renewal in the new year, with new excitement, hopes and dreams. Here are some of the top 2016 lists gathered from across…

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