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The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden-one of today's leading writers, instructors, and consultants on indexing and taxonomy topics-walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensible English.
Drawing on numerous real-world examples, Hedden explains how to create terms and relationships, select taxonomy management software, design taxonomies for human versus automated indexing, manage enterprise taxonomy projects, and adapt taxonomies to various user interfaces. The result is a practical and essential guide for information professionals who need to effectively create or manage taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, and thesauri.
Figures and Tables vii
Foreword Patrick Lambe xi
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Website xix
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1 What Are Taxonomies? 1
Definitions and Types of Taxonomies 1
Applications and Purposes of Taxonomies 15
Taxonomies for License 24
History of Taxonomies 28
Chapter 2 Who Are Taxonomists? 39
Backgrounds of Taxonomists 40
Taxonomist Skills 50
Related Duties 53
Employment of Taxonomists 56
Chapter 3 Creating Terms 67
Concepts and Terms 67
Identifying Concepts 71
Choosing the Preferred Term 77
Term Format 83
Precoordinated Terms 86
Notes and Attributes 90
Chapter 4 Creating Relationships 97
Equivalence Relationships and Nonpreferred Terms 98
Hierarchical Relationships 110
Associative Relationships 119
Hierarchical/Associative Ambiguities 125
Semantic Variations for Relationships 127
Chapter 5 Software for Taxonomy Creation and Management 135
Software Not Designed for Creating Taxonomies 136
Thesaurus Software 143
Single-User Desktop Thesaurus Software 150
Large-Scale Thesaurus Systems 154
Free and Open Source Software 163
Other Software With Taxonomy Management Components 165
Chapter 6 Taxonomies for Human Indexing 171
What Is Human Indexing? 171
Terms, Relationships, and Notes for Indexers 178
Taxonomy Structure and Indexing Interface 182
Taxonomy Updates and Quality Control 187
Managing Folksonomies 193
Chapter 7 Taxonomies for Automated Indexing 199
Automated Indexing, Search, and Taxonomies 199
Automated Indexing Technologies 205
Software for Auto-Categorization 216
Creating Taxonomies for Automated Indexing 225
Chapter 8 Taxonomy Structures 231
Hierarchies 231
Facets 244
Multiple Vocabularies and Categories 252
Chapter 9 Taxonomy Displays 257
Thesaurus Displays 258
Hierarchical Taxonomy Displays 268
Fielded Search Displays 280
Chapter 10 Taxonomy Planning, Design, and Creation 289
Planning for a Taxonomy 290
Enterprise Taxonomies 303
Taxonomy Creation Process 310
Taxonomy Governance 316
Chapter 11 Taxonomy Implementation and Evolution 321
Taxonomy Interoperability 322
Taxonomy Updating 326
Combining Taxonomies 331
Multilingual Taxonomies 343
Chapter 12 Taxonomy Work and the Profession 349
The Nature of Taxonomy Work 349
Taxonomists as Contractors 353
Education and Training 359
Organizations, Networking, and Resources 370
Appendix A Survey of Taxonomists 377
Appendix B Glossary 381
Appendix C Recommended Reading 399
Appendix D Websites 407
About the Author 415
Index 417
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The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden-one of today's leading writers, instructors, and consultants on indexing and taxonomy topics-walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensible English.
Drawing on numerous real-world examples, Hedden explains how to create terms and relationships, select taxonomy management software, design taxonomies for human versus automated indexing, manage enterprise taxonomy projects, and adapt taxonomies to various user ...