Taxonomies : practical approaches to developing and managing vocabularies for digital information / edited by Helen Lippell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lippell, Helen, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge management.

Ontologies (Information retrieval).

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 258 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2022.

Summary:

As organisations across the globe commit to digital transformation, well-managed taxonomies are more critical than ever in supporting a wide range of business applications. Amidst growing industry uptake of controlled vocabularies, ontologies and knowledge graphs, taxonomists are at the forefront of helping organisations manage content and data of unprecedented breadth, depth and variety. <br><br><i>Taxonomies: Practical Approaches to Developing and Managing Vocabularies for Digital Information</i> is a comprehensive guide to building, implementing and using taxonomies. Featuring contributions and case examples from some of the world's leading experts, the book supports professional development through practical advice and real-world case studies. Readers will learn best practice for the everyday realities of working with stakeholders, sponsors and systems to ensure that taxonomies remain useful and relevant. <br><br>Addressing all the key stages of the process of building and implementing a taxonomy, including scoping, user testing and validation, and the creation of governance processes, the book is invaluable for the optimisation of systems for users and stakeholders alike.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1: Getting Started

1 Business Buy-in and Scoping

2 Choosing Taxonomy Software

Part 2: Building Taxonomies

3 Taxonomy Structuring and Scaling: A Standardised Approach

4 The Diversity of Terms: Respecting Culture and Avoiding Bias

5 Relationships, Hierarchies and Semantics

6 User Testing and Validation

7 Taxonomy and Vocabulary Interoperability

8 Everything that will go Wrong in your Taxonomy Project

Part 3: Applications

9 Enterprise Search

10 Taxonomy and Digital Asset Management

11 Powering Structured Content with Taxonomies

12 Information Architecture and E-commerce

Part 4: Business Adoption

13 Implementing Taxonomies and Metadata: Lessons from a Busy Newsroom

14 Taxonomy Governance

15 Taxonomy Maintenance

16 The Taxonomist's Role in a Development Team

Appendix A: Metadata Template to Capture Taxonomy Term Diversity

Appendix B: Semantics - Some Basic Ontological Principles

Appendix C: Metadata Model Template

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Aug 2022).

Other Format:

Print version: Lippell, Helen Taxonomies

ISBN:

9781783305254

1783305258

9781783304837

1783304839