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October 2007
ARTICLES
MOSS 2007: Tales & tips from the trenches
Comments from members about their experiences with Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS 2007) implementation plus annotated list of helpful resources.
 
DIGEST
Knowledge Base Editor's Digest
This month's entries include a movie on an innovative program to let end users resolve differences between two databases as well as articles on the social tagging service del.icio.us, a roundtable discussion on how to implement knowledge management, and a library's decision to abandon the Dewey Decimal system.
 
ROUNDTABLES & SEMINARS
Primer: Ontologies & the Semantic Web (November 6, 2007 via teleconference)
This teleconference is designed as a backgrounder for the November 7 roundtable "Six weeks to the Semantic Web." Its purpose is to orient you to the roundtable context and help you understand the concepts and tools discussed. This session takes a big-picture view of the topic and is designed for the layman, not the computer scientist.
 
Six weeks to the Semantic Web (November 7, 2007 via teleconference)
Christine Connors of Intuit and Kevin Lynch of Raytheon describe a 6 week pilot project on expertise location to show the power of the Semantic Web in a business environment.
 
Knowledge worker productivity and the Semantic Web (November 28, 2007 via teleconference)
David Huynh of the M.I.T. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab will discuss and demonstrate an innovative program that allows the end user to resolve format and semantic differences between two databases. Montague Institute Founder will lead a discussion on the pros and cons of using such a tool in a corporate environment.
 
Primer: Sharepoint search (December 11, 2007 via teleconference)
This teleconference is designed as a backgrounder for the December 12 roundtable "Benchmarking Sharepoint for KM." Its purpose is to orient you to the roundtable context and help you understand the concepts and tools discussed.
 
Benchmarking Sharepoint for KM (December 12, 2007 via teleconference)
Paul Rehmet of Unisys will share the results of a detailed technology evaluation of Google, Microsoft SharePoint 2007, and other vendors for enterprise search.
 
REGULAR FEATURES
Best of the Lists (collected wisdom of the world's information experts)
Tagging software (new)
 
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 last month's 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 December 24, 2007