A varied mix of articles this month in the January data quality blogosphere.

Taxonomies, glossaries, certification and business/IT engagement tactics all feature in the January roundup plus some of the most popular articles and tutorials from Data Quality Pro.

If we missed your post or blog then do drop us a line so we can include you in future roundups.

Data Quality Pro Blog Roundup (January 2009 Edition)

Taxonomy, Divide and Merge (Part2). In this post Yossi Rissin continues his series surrounding the importance of taxonomies in our data quality efforts, particularly when dealing with product data. View article...

Full spectrum data quality management - what is it? Eric Salzer posts a very topical piece about the need to incorporate both the business and IT communities in your data quality management initiatives. View article...

Is Having One Enterprise Business Glossary Practical In Real World Data Governance Practices? Peter Ku discusses the challenges of creating and maintaining a business glossary and raises a debate on whether a single or multiple strategy is appropriate. View article...

CIQP - Why it matters to me. Daragh O'Brien talks about the personal benefits of the new IQ certification scheme from a personal perspective. View article...

And here is a pick of some of the most popular posts from the Data Quality Pro journal this month:

• How to create a data quality framework or data quality methodology (list of resources). View article...
• Free Data Profiling Tutorial: Discovering Dependency Rules. View article...
• 10 Tips to help data quality professionals boost their career prospects in the downturn. View article...
• A beginner's guide to MDM (Master Data Management). View article...
• Data Quality Assessment Tutorial: Pattern Analysis in Excel. View article...

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