Posts Tagged ‘Taxonomy’
From Taxonomy to Thesaurus
Nowadays, taxonomy and thesaurus often are used interchangeably. Indeed, we can consider a hierarchical thesaurus (which most are these days) as a fancy taxonomy. In either case, we use the controlled vocabulary for the indexing and retrieval. The hierarchical array is for our convenience for either navigating the collection when we are searching or for organizing the terms.
Read MoreTaxonomy Webinar Series – First One is Today
The SLA Taxonomy Division is presenting a webinar series –
Leveraging Your Taxonomy – starting today and continuing 6 sessions on the second Wednesday of each month through December.
Scope Scoops Up New Project
Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), India, has announced that it has been selected by ASTM International for its subject matter expert (SME)-curated knowledge mining and indexing services.
Read MoreIndexing Needs A Solid Taxonomy
The National and University Library of Slovenia has adopted EBSCO’s Discovery Service (EDS) to index their library resources into a single, searchable catalog.
Read MoreConnecting Taxonomies
I’ve been asked if taxonomies can be connected. The thinking was, if these taxonomies are standardized, or at least mostly standardized, it seems that there should be a way that taxonomies can be connected in various organizational systems.
Read MoreUnobvious Use for a Taxonomy
It isn’t an obvious connection between beer and taxonomy development, but it is there if you give it more thought. The world’s most comprehensive beer taxonomy is now bigger than ever. A new poster design features 89 varieties of beer with over 200 representative quaffs, including glassware recommendations for each variety, and covers six square feet with beer-soaked information.
Read MoreDocument Management Systems Continue to Evolve
New capabilities in document capture software are changing what was a simple, flat process – scanning – and making it possible to use the tools to streamline and optimize the overall document management process.
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Taxonomies
People need to decide when they are building their taxonomy if they have one point of origin or if they are interdisciplinary. Some firms start with a one-point path; it is that path and that path alone that drives the firm. They have a single point of origin. They will need to clearly state term relationships, which is not always done.
Read MoreTaxonomies At Work in Social Media Marketing
As advertisers are navigating the world of social media, many don’t get the possibilities that abound; but every once in a while a brand gets it right. Pandora managed to create socially relevant content of genuine interest to the consumers and use appropriate advertising on social media and search sites.
Read MoreFASB Launches New System
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has launched a new system that provides greater transparency for users of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The Taxonomy Online Review and Comment System allows taxonomy users to review and provide direct input on the Development Taxonomy being updated and maintained by the FASB XBRL team.
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