Roundtable |
Denise Bedford on Metadata & Enterprise
Architecture
June 22, 2005
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This roundtable discussion, sponsored
by the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers,
will be held on June 22, 2005. Jean Graef, Montague
Institute founder, will serve as moderator. As guest presenter, Denise
Bedford will bring us up to date on her work at the World Bank,
Georgetown University, Catholic University, and KM.gov.
Denise has years of hands-on experience
developing enterprise architectures and metadata repositories. She has
helped to draft specfiications and evaluate software tools for search,
metadata extraction, document summarization, and categorization. She's
great at bridging the gaps between library science and IT — from
the big picture to the nuts and bolts. Her previous appearances at our
roundtables and seminars have gotten rave reviews.
This is not a training session. It's a
discussion forum for experienced practitioners. We recommend that you
have taken one or more of the Montague Institute taxonomy courses (Creating
and using business taxonomies, Integrating
taxonomies, or Information modeling)
or have experience with taxonomy creation and metadata management.
DISCUSSION TOPICS
At this roundtable, Denise will share her
experiences in:
— Using linguistic tools such as thesauri
to further knowledge management objectives, such as leveraging intellectual
assets and promoting information sharing
— Using software to extract metadata from documents
in multiple languages
— Selecting and customizing enterprise search
engines for large, complex Web sites
— Integrating the search function with metadata
embedded in documents or extracted from a "metadata gateway"
— Developing a search architecture that works
for multiple languages
— Designing an efficient method of storing
the major types of metadata: e.g. content types, topics, business processes,
and core (common) metadata
— Developing cost effective ways of keeping
taxonomies and metadata up to date by striking a balance between human
editing and computer processing
— Using software to develop controlled vocabularies
— Developing strategies that help users determine
the context of terms (e.g. "mobility" in health care vs. "mobility"
in transportation)
— Making it possible for users to discover
whether information is available on a certain topic, but restrict access
to it based on their security profile.
— Dealing with political issues through architecture,
governance, and training
FEATURED GUEST
Denise
Bedford is currently Senior Information Officer at the World Bank
as well as adjunct professor at Catholic University and Georgetown University.
As a Montague Institute Fellow, she has been the featured guest at an
advanced taxonomy roundtable and taught our Creating
and using business taxonomies and Integrating
taxonomies courses. She is valued by our members for her comprehensive
knowledge, down-to-earth presentation style, and willingness to address
their specific issues.
FACE-TO-FACE FORMAT
The face-to-face session will be held in Washington,
DC. The session will begin at 9:00 am and end at 3:00 pm EDT. Venue to
be determined.
TELECONFERENCE FORMAT
Participants will receive a phone number to access the audio portion of
the roundtable and will be able to ask questions throughout the day. For
the video portion, participants will receive Denise's Powerpoint presentation
via e-mail in advance of the session.
COST
Face-to-face attendees: $600
for members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers ($850 for nonmembers).
Teleconference attendees: $700 (members), $950 (nonmembers)
How to become a member
DATE, TIME, LOCATION
June 22, 2005 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT. Offices
of A. T. Kearney, Alexandria, VA.
REGISTRATION
To register, call (413) 367-0245. We can fax a
pro forma invoice, and we accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover,
and Diner's Club. We must receive payment at least 7 days prior to the
event.
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