Overview

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. Taxonomies: Practical Approaches to Developing and Managing Vocabularies for Digital Information 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. 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.

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Author:   Helen Lippell
Publisher:   Facet Publishing
Imprint:   Facet Publishing
ISBN:  

9781783304813

ISBN 10:   1783304812
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   26 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Heather Hedden Introduction Helen Lippell Part 1 Getting Started 1 Business Buy-in and Scoping Maura Moran 2 Choosing Taxonomy Software Joyce van Aalten Part 2 Building Taxonomies 3 Taxonomy Structuring and Scaling: A Standardised Approach Jonathan Engel 4 The Diversity of Terms: Respecting Culture and Avoiding Bias Bharat Dayal Sharma 5 Relationships, Hierarchies and Semantics Bob Kasenchak 6 User Testing and Validation Tom Alexander 7 Taxonomy and Vocabulary Interoperability Yonah Levenson 8 Everything that Will Go Wrong in your Taxonomy Project Ed Vald Part 3 Applications 9 Enterprise Search Michele Jenkins 10 Taxonomy and Digital Asset Management Sara James and Jeremy Bright 11 Powering Structured Content with Taxonomies Rahel Anne Bailie 12 Information Architecture and E-commerce Margaret Hanley Part 4 Business Adoption 13 Implementing Taxonomies and Metadata: Lessons from a Busy Newsroom Annette Feldman 14 Taxonomy Governance Cynthia Knowles 15 Taxonomy Maintenance Helen Challinor 16 The Taxonomist’s Role in a Development Team Jo Kent Appendix A: Metadata Template to Capture Taxonomy Term Diversity Bharat Dayal Sharma Appendix B: Semantics: Some Basic Ontological Principles Bob Kasenchak Appendix C: Metadata Model Template Yonah Levenson Glossary Bob Kasenchak and Helen Lippell

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It is difficult to think of a business case for not investing in this book. -- Martin White * Intranet Focus *

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Helen Lippell is a taxonomy consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in the field. Her clients have included Electronic Arts, Pearson, the BBC, the Department for International Trade, the Financial Times, Philips, and the Metropolitan Police. She has been the programme chair of Taxonomy Boot Camp London since its inception in 2016, and speaks and writes regularly for taxonomy practitioners.

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