The gaps between subject and functional boundaries
are some of the best sources of breakthrough innovation. Yet for a variety
of reasons, it's often difficult to exploit them. In this article we
use an example from our own research to show how linguistic tools can
promote knowledge discovery. Includes a demo of two mapped thesauri
using our Web-based Lab.
Transparency for profit:
Information services and the "triple bottom line"
This new Briefing gives non-technical managers and
information professionals a practical overview of the “triple
bottom line” - a process for reporting the impact of business
activity on environmental, social, and economic issues. New global reporting
standards represent both a challenge and an opportunity for information
professionals.
REGULAR FEATURES
Best of BUSLIB-L
(the collected wisdom of the world's expert researchers)
Knowledge base editing retreat June 7 - 11 (Amherst,
MA)
Five days of hands-on activities covering 5 topics
— trends, creating quality content, basic taxonomies, advanced
taxonomies, application integration.
Taxonomy maintenance April 19/20 (Enfield, CT)
Corporate taxonomies are not static structures.
They need to be continually updated due to new content, organizational
changes, and new business strategies. This two day workshop will define
the issues associated with taxonomy maintenance and will help you develop
a change control process that is customized to meet the needs of your
organization. Includes hands-on activities with Web-based Lab.
A hands-on course that covers the fundamentals of
business taxonomies: how to do a needs analysis, create a controlled
vocabulary, develop a thesaurus, and use taxonomy components in navigation.
Includes personalized assistance from our instructors and supervised
work on a real project in the Web-based Lab.
A hands-on course that covers the creation and use
of authorities as well as the development of two independent thesauri
that are linked through cross references. Includes personalized assistance
from our instructors and supervised work on a real project in the Web-based
Lab.
