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Depth of Classifications

By |May 1st, 2015|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on Depth of Classifications

We know that when a taxonomy is well-designed and rooted in standards, it can make finding your content easy and thorough. However, the meaning of the word ‘taxonomy’ is often confused with that for ‘classification’ or even ‘thesaurus’.

You Can Help

By |April 20th, 2015|News, Taxonomy|Comments Off on You Can Help

AGROVOC is a controlled vocabulary covering all areas of interest of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It is published by FAO and edited by a community of experts.

Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary Input Invited

By |April 16th, 2015|News, reference|Comments Off on Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary Input Invited

The National Agriculture Library is seeking your input on the Agriculture Thesaurus and Glossary. The thesaurus and glossary were first released by the National Agricultural Library in 2002.

Tools for the Trade

By |April 13th, 2015|News, reference|Comments Off on Tools for the Trade

I am a writer. I write a variety of content. Writing for TaxoDiary is just one avenue where my words take shape. I also write about employee engagement, communications, healthcare billing, medical coding, human resources, and when time allows, I splurge with some good ole fiction writing to spur the creative juices. I say all this to provide context as to why having a new variety of theasauri truly excites me.

Show Me the Money

By |March 30th, 2015|News, Technology, Term lists|Comments Off on Show Me the Money

By 2025, the Winklevoss twins, more known for their legal battles with former classmate Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook, predicts a “cashless society” will dominate with the virtual currency bitcoin.

The Promise and Pitfalls of Classifying Food

By |March 24th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured, Taxonomy|Comments Off on The Promise and Pitfalls of Classifying Food

As a lover of all things tasty, my mind often turns to the kinds of food and drink that I love. As someone who works with taxonomies and thesauri, I tend to try to classify them. Often, though, I don't get very far with it because I start to get hungry. However, I just ate, so I don't think it'll be so much of an issue this time.

A Celebration of Roget’s Taxonomy

By |January 12th, 2015|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on A Celebration of Roget’s Taxonomy

Later this week is January 18th, which for taxonomists is notable for two things: 1) it’s Thesaurus Day; and 2) it’s the birthday of Peter Mark Roget. This double occurrence is no coincidence. We may consider Doctor Roget to be the inventor of the thesaurus (or at least one of its pioneers), and a person whose birthday is cause for taxonomists’ celebration.