Montague Institute Review February 2009

February 2009

ARTICLES

Web + semantics: Are we there yet?

Two years ago, real-world semantic applications on the Web were beginning to emerge in publishing, government, and science-based businesses (see Beginner's introduction to the Semantic Web). Now, my antennae are telling me that the concept is at a critical stage where soon it will have a significant impact on the bottom line.

DIGEST

Knowledge Base Editor's Digest

This month's entries include four articles about semantics on the Web: two papers about semantic integration in Australian social services, an article about a semantic infrastructure for Finland, and an article about metadata remediation tools in library applications.

ROUNDTABLES & SEMINARS

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.