Metadata Learns Social Cues: Sugarcoating the Tagging Pill by , for

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The signs are unmistakable. Tagging is how we keep our priorities straight and even how we define the contours of our online profiles. Labeling the buckets is finally out of the shadows. These a... read more

The Intersection of SharePoint Metadata, Social, and Productivity by , for

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One of the most popular presentations I give at various SharePoint events around the world attempts to illustrate the correlation of metadata, the increasingly prevalent social computing tools w... read more

Information Governance and Electronic Records Management by , for

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According to ISO/TR 15489-2:2001; Information and documentation -- Records management -- Part 2: Guidelines, a very important step in the process of designing and implementing a records manageme... read more

Force-Feeding Taxonomy to the Enterprise by , for

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While presenting at last year's Taxonomy Bootcamp (a KMWorld event) in Washington DC, I was able to attend a number of sessions on information architecture and taxonomy development given by... read more

A Business Case for a Taxonomy by , for

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People often think that the business case for a taxonomy is the same as a Return on Investment (ROI) analysis.  In fact, ROI is only one form of business case. The most important featur... read more

Three Traps In Taxonomy Design by , for

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Taxonomies are very vulnerable to influence from many conflicting opinions.  This is why an evidence-based approach is very important, restricting the flow of opinions until the taxonomy ha... read more

Strategy and Planning for Migrations by , for

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The following definition of migration is taken from ISO 15489, the international standard for records management.   It defines migration as the:  “act of moving records... read more

Linked Data by , for

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The concept of Linked Data underpins the development of standards in support of the Semantic Web. It expresses the idea that web pages should be machine readable as well as human readable, s... read more

How I Am Applying CIP Studying To Records Management by , for

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The intimidating thing about studying for the CIP is the new knowledge I am acquiring and hoping that even though I don't have those skills I'll still be able to apply them to the exam.&... read more

Interview with an AIIM ECM Master Student by , for

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Carl: Hello, I want to thank you for allowing me to interview you and for the record, can you provide my readers with some insight as to who you work for and with a description of your role?... read more