The Danger of Ordinary Taxonomies
Many standards and non-customized taxonomies are the result of one vendor becoming dominant in a market or sector. Diginomica brought this interesting topic to […]
Controlled Vocabularies and Taxonomies
When we talk, we speak in natural language. This language is raw, rich, sometimes messy, but real. When we organize our information and label […]
COVID-19 Mini Thesaurus Available
Access Innovations has created a COVID-19 mini-thesaurus and it is freely available to everyone. It can be downloaded here.
This valuable resource will help those […]
Taxonomies in Information Science
Taxonomists are often asked about the work they do. For those outside the world of information science and management, it can be hard to […]
Mastering the Subjects
Creating a taxonomy often begins with input from subject matter experts (SMEs) and by evaluating other taxonomies or thesauri already being used in the […]
Take Advantage of Taxonomy 101, a Full Day Workshop Taught by Experts at the SLA 2018 Annual Conference
Taxonomies organize a collection of information – structured or unstructured – and they underpin search in many applications. Taxonomy 101 provides the basics for […]
Annual Conference of American Society for Indexing
Cleveland is hosting the American Society for Indexing (ASI) for their annual conference on April 26-28, 2018. With the theme, “Indexer’s Rock”, Cleveland, the […]
Classifying the Un-classifiable
Traditional classifications of animals, medicine, diseases, and other vastly dense topics can feel like reciting pi – infinite data with infinite possibilities.
While there may […]
Ghost of Taxonomies Present
Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, […]
Words Reveal Much
Words matter. They reveal who you are and reflect your character. Every child has heard the rhyme, “Sticks and stones may break my bones
But […]