Taxonomy
Bringing Order to Browsing
When I discovered this I admit, I was excited and overwhelmed simultaneously. I love books. I love reading. My stack of “plan to reads” are quickly becoming taller than myself. But I confess, sometimes I get overwhelmed in a book store and then browsing online…oy!
Read MoreHello Who?
The news that rocked the world this past week was not one from the Russia and Ukraine battlefields, nor was it from the promised peace agreement in the much needed Gaza occupation and conflict. It was in fact, the realization that a brand that has been around for over 40 years has been misrepresented and misunderstood by generations. The wide however one-dimensional eyed, pink bow adorned cartoon character stamped on every product from backpacks to toasters is not the feline its name led us to believe. Hello Kitty is a third grade little girl from London.
Read MoreTaxonomy in the Pipeline, Part 3: Positive Feedback Loops
In her 1996 paper, The Rage to Master: The Decisive Role of Talent in the Visual Arts, Ellen Winner presents a concept she calls, well, the “rage to master.” The idea is that intellectually gifted children have a natural inclination to focus on a subject and immerse themselves in it until they reach mastery.
Read MoreReady for Boot Camp?
Maybe you are a pro at taxonomies or maybe it is time for a refresher. This year’s Taxonomy Boot Camp offers something for everyone. The theme at the November 4-5 event in Washington D.C. is “Organizing the Future: Taxonomies Leading the Way?” Register by October 3, 2014 and receive an early bird discount.
Read MoreBeef Up Your Skills In D.C.
You can get the skills you need to make your content searchable, discoverable, and delivered in an actionable format at the upcoming Enterprise Search & Discovery conference. Mark your calendars for this event in November in Washington D.C.
Read MoreSearch and Taxonomies
We already know that metadata and metatagging enable findability in search-based applications, but what happens when there are diverse formats?
Read MoreA Taxonomy for Contributor Role Metadata
We’ve written before about how taxonomies can provide the material for metadata (especially subject matter terms) describing information resources. One taxonomy currently under development has the potential to standardize how authors and other contributors are described in a resource’s metadata. The development group is led by Amy Brand (VP Academic & Research Relations and VP North America for Digital Science) and Liz Allen (Head of Evaluation for the Wellcome Trust).
Read MoreTaxonomy in the Pipeline, Part 2: The Need for Quick Publishing
Regardless of discipline, there’s one thing that connects most academics I’ve encountered: the desire to keep practicing their respective fields. They’ve spent years cultivating their expertise and want to make a difference in their field. But in order for that to happen, they all share the same obstacle: tenure.
Read MoreTaxonomy in the Pipeline, Part 1: Introduction
It can be tempting to look at a taxonomy and only see it in terms of the search results generated from it. That part of it is very important, no doubt, but taxonomies have far-reaching tendrils that extend deep into many industries, especially publishing. They work subtly and are often invisible to the end user, but the effects can be incredibly powerful.
Read MoreMaking Content Findable is Key
Search tools are a researcher’s best technological tool to help them analyze, evaluate, and discover, since making content findable is key to progress.
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