Taxonomy – Page 45

Time for Camp

By Melody Smith | February 10, 2015

It is time to start thinking about taxonomies. Taxonomies are powerful tools used by a wide range of professionals, from marketers to data scientists, for solving diverse problems from navigation to product information management. At this year’s Taxonomy Boot Camp in Washington D.C. on November 2-3, 2015, the theme is “Sharing Solutions: Taxonomy Across Boundaries.”

Looking at Taxonomy Trends

By Melody Smith | February 3, 2015

Heather Hedden, author and taxonomist, is taking a look at the products available and the trends that are evident within the taxonomy field. Some things haven’t changed like the increase in cloud/web-based software, more SKOS/RDF/Semantic web framework software, and more plugins to SharePoint, content management systems, and search engines.

Taking Extra Measures

By Melody Smith | February 3, 2015

Gauging risks and hedging your bets is not just a necessary task by all organizations, but is a business unto itself. RiskBusiness International Limited claims to be the leading international operational risk advisory and solutions firm. They recently released a new risk classification taxonomy.

Groundhog Day: Names and Recursions

By Melody Smith | February 2, 2015

I’m sure you’re all just like me and waiting anxiously to hear the results from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, whence this very day we will find out from Punxsy Phil whether spring will come early this year or we have to wait six more weeks (pro tip: it’s always going to fall on March 20th, or occasionally, the 21st). As ridiculous as the holiday might seem to me, though, there are things about groundhogs and Groundhog Day that are pretty interesting.

Too Many Options

By Melody Smith | January 29, 2015

The variety and volume of information can be overwhelming. Because of that, it is becoming increasingly difficult to figure out where to find the information we want, and need.

Internships Available

By Melody Smith | January 28, 2015

As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you aren’t 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.

Handling the Email Chaos

By Melody Smith | January 21, 2015

The voices, or maybe the rants, differ on the advantages of email for records management. We understand the storage challenges that come with the mass amounts of data created by email and in discovery alone email poses challenges to even the strongest records management policies.

Open Access to Scholarly Work

By Melody Smith | January 14, 2015

Open access to the publications of the Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge, in accordance with the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to knowledge in the sciences and humanities, was launched by the Max Planck Society in 2003. Their aim is to disseminate the results of scholarly work to a broad audience expediently and with little to no cost.

Packrats Unite

By Melody Smith | January 13, 2015

Here we are at the beginning of a new year. Resolutions aside, it is great time to take inventory of your records and evaluate your records management plan.

The Value of Professionals

By Melody Smith | January 7, 2015

The value of and need for information professionals in a corporate environment is being argued in this interesting discussion from the Answer Maven blog in their post, “Information Professionals: High Value Investments for Corporate Workplaces.”