Semantic Analysis Technology October 3, 2008

Categorizing or classifying information effectively has always placed demands on those professional staff qualified to deal with it. But at today's exponential rates of growth, it is almost impossible to keep up.

Much has been written in recent years of the potential of semantic analysis technology which extracts categories, concepts and context automatically.

But how well does this technology work and what are the issues involved?

In this seminar, organized by ISKO UK in cooperation with the School of Library, Archives and Information Studies at UCL, we will hear from six presenters, each of whom will provide their own experiences of what many information professionals still regard as something of a 'black art'. They include SmartLogic's Jeremy Bentley, Bill Porter of Expert System, Rob Lee from Rattle Research, and Helen Lippell, Karen Loasby and Silver Oliver representing various media organizations, among them the BBC.

This event is the fourth in ISKO UK's successful KOnnecting KOmmunities series, and promises some revealing insights into a technology which we may all find ourselves using in the not-too-distant future, whether we like it or not.

For full details on the venue and programme, and to book your place at the event visit http://www.iskouk.org/semantic_nov2008.htm.

Official Website: http://www.iskouk.org/semantic_nov2008.htm