Montague Institute Review January 2009


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January 2009

ARTICLES

Document management in SharePoint

Document management (DM) at American Nuclear Insurers shows why SharePoint is a catalyst for a new holistic approach to information strategy and policy. That's partly because DM in SharePoint is part of an integrated suite, not an isolated application and because, like all SharePoint features, it can be customized and managed largely by end users.

Social network use in the military

Two case study articles reprinted from The Collaborator, USSTRATCOM's Knowledge Management Bi-Weekly Publication.

DIGEST

Knowledge Base Editor's Digest

This month's entries include three articles about the big picture: a study about how people interpret categories differently, an article that argues for a hands-on approach to learning and problem-solving, and an article about how to make innovation (think "change management") easier.

ROUNDTABLES & SEMINARS

How to add a thesaurus to SharePoint search (February 24, 2009 via teleconference)

Learn how to customize SharePoint search and add a true thesaurus capability with a custom Web part.

Taxonomies, Search and SharePoint How-to (March 24 - 25, 2009, Washington, DC)

One and a half-day face-to-face tutorial on the nuts-and-bolts of how to set up MOSS 2007 for navigation and search.

Sorting out semantic standards (April 23, 2009 via teleconference)

Learn about the most common semantic standards in commercial and government use and discuss how and why to deploy them.

How to use SharePoint for knowledge sharing (May 5, 2009 via teleconference)

Learn how to customize and use SharePoint for knowledge sharing, discovery, and innovation.

Taxonomies, Search and SharePoint How-to (June 9 - 11, 2009 via teleconference)

Three-part teleconference series on the nuts-and-bolts of how to set up MOSS 2007 for navigation and search.

REGULAR FEATURES

Best of the Lists (collected wisdom of the world's information experts)

Faceted taxonomy examples

How to get the most from our Web site (tutorial)

17 slides that contain an overview of our content and tips on how to use it.