Express Yourself
Express yourself may have been Madonna’s instructions but it also comes from our parents, grandparents, and especially our teachers. Middle school teachers, apparently, are holding […]
Choosing Terms for a Taxonomy or Other Controlled Vocabulary
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New Education Series Available
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will launch its new virtual education series on September 22, 2015. The first session, Content Strategy […]
Choosing Non-Preferred (and Preferred) Terms for a Thesaurus
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Synonyms and other non-preferred terms are largely what make a taxonomy (or other controlled vocabulary) a […]
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, […]
A Word By Any Other Name
The Beatles just may cringe a little if they were still together. A humorous, tongue-in-cheek parody based on a song of theirs (I Am […]
The Alpha and Omega
The origins of words have long intrigued me. If you watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you already know that the origins of all […]
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 […]
Down the Rabbit Hole
As many readers know, the main U.S. standard for taxonomies, thesauri, and other controlled vocabularies is ANSI/NISO Z39.19, Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and […]