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January 2010

ARTICLES
IT neologisms: Necessary but dangerous
Neologisms (new words) are necessary to bridge the gap between the status quo and the future, but they can cause problems and need to be managed.
 
SharePoint Thesaurus Web Part
Description of a Web Part that eliminates manual entry of Best Bets and adds thesaurus relationships from an external metadata repository.
 
DIGEST
Knowledge Base Editor's Digest
This month's entries include a collection of essays in answer to the question "How is the Internet changing the way you think?" A second article tells how the New York Times has mapped personal subject name subject headings to the linked data cloud. A third article describes a new smartphone application that lets people search Google by snapping a photo.
 
ROUNDTABLES & SEMINARS
SharePoint 2010: Metadata and search preview (February 17, 2010 via teleconference)
Jean Graef, Montague Institute founder, leads a detailed exploration of new search and metadata features in SharePoint 2010.
 
Primer: Ontologies & the Semantic Web (March 17 - 18, 2010 via teleconference)
Designed for the metadata-savvy layman, this teleconference approaches the topic from both a big picture, business-oriented perspective (i.e. the what and why) and a nuts-and-bolt view (i.e. the how).
 
Taxonomies, Search & SharePoint How-to (April 14 - 16, 2010 via teleconference)
A 3-part teleconference devoted to the nuts-and-bolts of how to set up SharePoint search and navigation, including a preview of how things will change in the next release of SharePoint 2010.
 
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.
 
Top 20 articles
Links to the 20 most popular articles on this site based on our server statistics.
 
How to get university credit for Montague Institute courses
Nearly all graduate level programs offer the option for an independent study, practicum, or field experience. Montague Institute courses fit into any of these categories for degrees in information management, knowledge management, and similar interdisciplinary programs.
 
Last updated on January 27, 2010