Meta What?
Meta tags are snippets of text that describe a page’s content. They won’t appear on the page itself, but only in the page’s code. Think […]
Classifying Taxonomies
“Classification” and “taxonomy” are two closely related words that some people find confusing. Both terms reflect the fact that we encounter large amounts of […]
True Taxonomists
Within the world of taxonomy — the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms — there are prolific people, and Raymond Hoser, an […]
Sad Songs Say So Much
It is not just teenage girls who like to listen to sad songs once in awhile. Sometimes it is that certain emotional quality that […]
Organization is Key
Information professionals are learning that having a data classification process in place can make your data smart enough to know what to do with […]
Naming Conventions
Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics, and the practice and science of classification […]
Political Taxonomy Challenge
It is not a secret that I like finding odd and unique taxonomies. I like the reminder that taxonomies exist in all parts of […]
Up Close with Taxonomies
Recently, our own Bob Kasenchak, Director of Product Development at Access Innovations, was interviewed by PLOS Staff Researcher, Elizabeth Seiver, on her podcast in the […]
Taxonomy of a Taco
Tacos have been on my mind lately with Cinco de Mayo coming up (or rather, gone, since this will be posted afterwards). I love […]
No Taxation Without Taxonomy
It isn’t every day that the word “taxonomy” is used in a protest. However, thousands of scientists worldwide took to the streets to rail against […]