Pattern Discovery through Facets
As explored in my previous blog post How Faceted Navigation Works, facets allow you to quickly and efficiently sort through your content to find the information or data that you need. Facets largely mirror taxonomic structures, and business taxonomies are … Continue reading
How Faceted Navigation Works
What does the term ‘faceted navigation’ call to mind? For search-savvy individuals, it’s a search experience similar to that which you would find on Amazon. Facets primarily allow an individual to quickly sort through large amounts of information to locate … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? Not Your Org Chart.
An unfortunately common practice in organizations is to use an organization chart as a basis for tagging content in repositories: files, folders, and taxonomies mirror the names of the units, divisions, and teams that created them. However, organizations change. Businesses … Continue reading
Taxonomy Design and eDiscovery: When the Lawyer Calls
We have all heard about the exponential growth of electronic information/data/content in recent years and been warned about the impending boom of data and information growth in the near future. Industry research has told us that the time spent looking … Continue reading
Choosing the Best Metadata Fields For Your Taxonomy
Introduction As a big music fan I am always on the hunt for new and better ways to organize my personal music library. Some days it makes the most sense for me to make a playlist for a specific activity, … Continue reading
Taxonomy Lines Blur Without Governance
Taxonomies are constantly evolving and growing alongside the businesses they serve. Users are not static and neither are their processes or the content they create and consume. Ensuring that the taxonomy grows holistically means keeping the entire vocabulary in mind … Continue reading
Wahl Speaking at Digital Transformation Summit
EK’s Zach Wahl will be speaking at the upcoming Digital Transformation Summit in Nashville, TN. The Digital Transformation Summit, produced by Edgenet, focuses on digital transformation, its effects on the retail industry, and how properly managed product content can be … Continue reading
Ivanov and Midkiff to Speak at the Cognitive Computing Summit 2018 in Boston, MA
EK consultants Yanko Ivanov and James Midkiff will be delivering a presentation titled “Knowledge Graphs as a Pillar to AI” at the upcoming Cognitive Computing Summit 2018 being held on May 22-23 in Boston, MA. Ivanov and Midkiff explore the … Continue reading
Enterprise Knowledge Featured at Upcoming KMWorld 2017
Enterprise Knowledge (EK) is playing an extensive role at KMWorld and the associated conferences this year. In total, six EK KM Experts will be sharing their experiences and offering thought leadership at the events, occurring the week of November 6th, … Continue reading
Knowledge Organization Systems: When to Scale Up
The Findability Problem Here at Enterprise Knowledge (EK) we design systems which optimize the findability and discoverability of your knowledge and information. There are a lot of different forms this takes including: Designing a portal which allows a diverse workforce … Continue reading