How to Take Advantage of Metadata by , for

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Four Functions of Metadata Metadata can be defined as “structured information about a document, data, or other information content”.  Examples of metadata are author, title,... read more

AIIM Training Update by , for

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When AIIM released the very first ECM and ERM Master Classes in January 2006 we had no idea how big this would be. More than 20,000 students later, AIIM has established itself as the leading pro... read more

The Battle Ahead: Information Governance and the Need for Social ECM by , for

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“Gartner predicts by 2016, 20% of CIOs in regulated industries will lose their jobs for failing to implement the discipline of information governance successfully.” Houston, we... read more

The Importance of Context by , for

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If I told you that when my daughter was very young, I once let her drink from a glass that had been contaminated with a grainy black particulate matter, you might think I was nuts. If I added th... read more

Search, Metadata, and Bye Bye Folders by , for

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Inspired by a recent project. Explained to my (almost) 12yr old. Guess who "got it" quicker.   read more

Mapping Content Types & Metadata (White Board Video) by , for

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I created this quick white board tutorial to explain the relationship between content types and metadata (or columns). read more

User-Generated Taxonomies Will Make or Break SharePoint by , for

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The less control or governance you put in place over a system, the more likely end users are to embrace that system – and make a mess of it. That's the problem with cheap (free), web-b... read more

Is Taxonomy Social? by , for

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I did an online presentation a couple months back for a user group, sharing some strategies for developing a strong metadata taxonomy. One of the participants reached out recently with an intere... read more

A Little Glitz by , for

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Selling my peers on the value of Content Management has always been an uphill battle. Of course, they know all the good and valid reasons why ECM is important, but people often point to one or m... read more

Insert Taxonomy Here #TaxoBC by , for

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In her presentation this morning at the KMWorld Taxonomy Bootcamp taking place in Washington DC, Marjorie Hlava, President of Access Innovations, claimed the number one problem that most organiz... read more