Taxonomy
Recent Acquisition Has Some Concerned About Access
The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has been acquired by Elsevier with the promise that it will be further developed with Mendeley, Elsevier’s scholarly collaboration network, to provide users with leading content, data linking, enhanced metrics and researcher workflow tools. PR Newswire brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Elsevier Acquires the Social Science Research…
Read MoreBook Signing at SLA 2016
There are many activities taking place at this year’s Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference that is being held June 12-14, 2016 in Philadelphia. Besides keynote speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, there will also be book signings. Featured this year is our own Marjorie (Margie) M.K. Hlava and her book, The Taxobook: History, Theories, and Concepts…
Read MoreOrganizing Knowledge
Humans classify and categorize everything from types of writing instruments to breeds of animals. Marjorie Hlava in her Taxobook states “you could even say that taxonomies and thesauri exist to further the objective of organizing knowledge.” It seems it is in our nature as humans to try and classify things. One example of human classification…
Read MoreSpecial Libraries Association Conference Features Taxonomy Cafe
The Taxonomy Cafe is taking place at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference in just a few weeks. In this unique workshop, presenters will give 30-minute case studies of taxonomy implementations. They will cover how and why their organizations decided to implement taxonomies, their approaches to implementation, lessons learned, and current status. Janice Keeler is one…
Read MoreCome to the Taxonomy Cafe
We have already shared with you about The Taxonomy Cafe taking place at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) annual conference in June. In this unique workshop, presenters will give 30-minute case studies of a taxonomy implementations. They will cover how and why their organizations decided to implement a taxonomy, their approaches to implementation, lessons learned, and…
Read MoreTaxonomies are Key to Findability
Using SharePoint for document management is common to most organizations. Using it for records management is an obvious next step. CMS Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “How to Get Started with SharePoint Records Management.” Using the same system can lead to cost reduction, better business alignment and better usability. The key…
Read MoreThe Taxonomy Cafe
In order to continue preparing Special Libraries Association (SLA) taxonomists for more advanced implementations, we have asked a number of people to share their real-life experiences with us in an interactive presentation and discussion format. In the first section of this course, each presenter will give a 30-minute case study of a taxonomy implementation. They…
Read MoreAn Experience in Connections
Last year, the Public Library of Science (PLOS) shared their experience in exploring how they might link PLOS Subject Area terms to related concepts outside the PLOS publishing platform. In subsequent conversations, they realized some obvious next steps with regard to linked data. This interesting information came to us from the PLOS blog in their article, “PLOS…
Read MoreTaxonomies in the Publishing World
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) 2016 annual conference is being held on June 12-14, 2016 in Philadelphia. There are many networking opportunities at SLA 2016 that will allow you to share your experiences and learn from other information professionals. One workshop that might get you interested in registering is Taxonomy Talk From the Publishing World scheduled for Tuesday, June…
Read MoreOne More Time With Feeling
In keeping with the music theme from last week’s post about naming music groups, and in light of recent events associated with Prince’s death, as well as the American Libraries Associations Preservation Week, let’s discuss what happens when archival and general search produces bad results.
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