Expressing Culture in Coffee Classification
It is always interesting to me when I find taxonomies of interesting and unusual topics. Even if they aren’t true taxonomies, they are typically […]
The Thesaurus as a Domain Model in the Modern World
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Nowadays, taxonomies and thesauri are used largely for web navigation and for information search and retrieval. It wasn’t always that way. In fact, […]
Where to Start?
The Library of Congress started taking steps in 2010 toward preserving the nation’s increasingly digital heritage — by acquiring Twitter’s entire archive of tweets […]
Director of Taxonomy Needed
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with […]
Smart Thesauri: Using Taxonomies with Linked Data
Note: A full version of this article is scheduled to be published in an upcoming issue of the IKO eNewsletter.
As interest in Linked Data […]
Ontologist Needed
As we strive to be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are excited to share career […]
Taxonomy in the Legal System
When it comes to managing court cases, few software applications can meet the specific needs of case workers and court clerks. The usual method […]
Taxonomy of Tradition
You already know my interest in finding obscure and odd taxonomies. Remember the hipster taxonomy or the taxonomy of psychopaths? My latest find has […]
ICD-10 and Taxonomies
In Canada, the implementation of ICD-10 caused an approximate 50% drop in productivity in rates of coding in the health profession. Reports show that […]
Polish Up Your Resume
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with […]