Taxonomy
Taxonomy Classification of Internet Access
An interesting classification scheme draft was posted on October 6 by the Internet Engineering Task Force. You can view it here. The Alternative Network Deployments. Taxonomy and characterization draft-manyfolks-gaia-community-networks-01 deals with available technologies (including alternative ones for use in developing countries) for Internet access.
Read MoreEnglish and Latin in the Plant Taxonomy World
The International Botanical Congress decided in 2011 that the future of plant nomenclature would be published electronically and named using English. In April this year in PhytoKeys, Christina Flann from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, Nicholas Turland of the Botanic Garden and Botanic Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Germany, and Anna Monro of the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research in Canberra described the weeklong deliberations that went into this decision.
Read MoreThe Value of Taxonomies
EBSCO Information Service and Infotrieve have joined efforts to combine their search, content access, rights management and document delivery in a single platform.
Read MoreDifference is Appreciated
My mother is full of musings and witticisms. I should start my own blog just listing them but hence, no time. However, one of her favorite sayings especially when I was in my teen years and wanting everything everyone else had, was “imagine how boring this world would be if we were all the same?” Now in my forty-something years I see the wisdom and truth in those words. I admire uniqueness and sometimes stubbornness in others and myself. I don’t want to be like everyone else. I like being the unique being that is me.
Read MoreUnlocking the Classification of Plants
Linnaeus originally began designing and developing his taxonomic system by studying and classifying plants. This is the core, the foundation of the science and art of taxonomies today.
Read MoreBob Kasenchak to Facilitate Taxonomy Boot Camp Workshop
As we announced yesterday, our own Margie Hlava was named winner of the 2014 ASIS&T Award of Merit. Because she will be in Seattle on November 4th to receive this award, Bob Kladkfa;ceck will be leading the workshop “So You Have a Taxonomy – Now What?” in her place.
Read MoreSegue Into Spelling
Segue is an odd word. It’s conjugated versions defy normal grammar and spelling rules, i.e. segueing, segued, etc. Pronunciation is a whole new challenge as many understand the meaning and use it in day to day conversation, but when it comes time to spell it — that is a whole different story.
Read MoreClassifying History
The American Historical Association (AHA) recently put together a draft revision of its taxonomy of the discipline and is inviting comment from members as it moves toward a final form of the document. The deadline for comment is September 30.
Read MorePublishing and Libraries – The Relationship Evolves
If you aren’t attending the Taxonomy Boot Camp, maybe you will find this conference a little closer to your interests. “The Library as Publisher: Details, Practice, and Potential Outcomes” addresses the creation of new content sets by virtue of a university open access repository, or putting together custom courseware and how this practice is turning many libraries into de facto publishers. This is actually a pre-conference to the Charleston Conference in…you guessed it, Charleston, South Carolina.
Read MoreTaxonomists and Social Media
The increase in social media content offers everyone new challenges and opportunities. That is no different for taxonomists. Now they can define our own terms and hashtags as a basis for findability. This is the epitome of content tagging.
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