What are the steps to take when building a taxonomy? This question was posted not long ago to a discussion group of which I am member. I referred the person asking to view slides of one of my past presentations, “Everything You Need to Know to Start a Taxonomy from…
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Indexes and Faceted Taxonomies
I recently completed a project of creating an index for a book. I had done quite a bit of freelance back-of-the-book indexing 2005 – 2013 but had not indexed a book in over four years. Since I also do taxonomy work, whenever I do indexing, I draw comparison between index…
Taxonomy Licensing
As a taxonomist who designs and creates taxonomies, I have always advocated creating a customized taxonomy for each implementation, which takes into consideration the particular set of content and type of users. Nevertheless, there are situations when licensing a taxonomy (or any kind of controlled vocabulary) created by a third…
Taxonomy Boot Camp, 2018, Report: AI and Taxonomies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new, but it is becoming more ubiquitous, and its applications are growing within other specializations in information management, knowledge management, and content management, including taxonomies. Hence the theme for this year’s Taxonomy Boot Camp conference (November 5-6, 2018, Washington DC) was “Bridging Human Thinking and…
Taxonomy Boot Camp London, 2018, Report
This October, for the third year in a row, I have enjoyed the opportunity to attend and present at Taxonomy Boot Camp London (TBCL). Similar in subject area scope, but with unique presentations, to its parent conference Taxonomy Boot Camp (TBC), usually held in Washington, DC, in November, I find…
Using Linked and Other Open Vocabularies
Taxonomy terms assigned to content items makes the content easier to find, whether in an internal system, on the web, or both. To make content easier to find or discover on the web, the use of taxonomy terms or tags is part of the broader application of search engine optimization(SEO). A lot…
Taxonomy Hierarchical Relationship Issues
A common feature of taxonomies is the hierarchical relationship between terms. Terms are linked to each other in a relationship that indicates that one is the broader term (BT) of the other, and in the other direction, one is the narrower term (NT) of the other. You don’t need to…
Taxonomy Hierarchy Levels
A taxonomy comprises a hierarchy of concepts (terms), and those hierarchies can be considered to be in different levels. In actuality, levels are somewhat artificial, and its important not to think of levels too strictly. In some taxonomies the levels are even named (for example: Domain, Category, Subcategory, Topic), but…
Categories, Tags, and Taxonomies in WordPress
When I upgraded my Hedden Information Management website to WordPress a few months ago, I took advantage of WordPress’s blog post feature and incorporated a copy this blog into the website (while also keeping its original location on Blogger.com). The difference between categories and tags in the different platforms became…
Creating Subject Terms for a Faceted Taxonomy
Faceted taxonomies—those that allow users to limit or filter search results by selecting terms or attributes from each of several types/aspects—are becoming increasingly common. They are easy and effective for end-users with various abilities in searching. When it comes to designing facets, some of the facets and their terms for…