Taxonomies have been fundamental to organizing knowledge and information for centuries. Now they are the backbone of well organized information systems and the lynchpin of findability in an online world. This book is the first taxonomy primer to present how to design, create, apply and maintain structured vocabularies, including taxonomy, thesauri, ontology and folksonomy, specifically for digital information. This comprehensive and accessible guide explains how to make sure both content creators and content consumers are speaking the same language.
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Darin L. Stewart, Ph.D., is an Information Technology analyst based in Portland, Oregon. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Applied Information Management for the University of Oregon. He holds a doctorate in Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh
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Stewart has written a book that pulls together concepts, terminology and processes for folks who need to organize digital information, and he does it in a beautiful publication -- great layout, readable text and plenty of illustrative graphics. Topics span a comprehensive range of interrelated issues, from findability and controlled vocabularies, to taxonomies and ontologies. Important terms are highlighted in bold throughout. The material has been carefully researched over the past few years and presented in earlier forms as lectures in a series of university courses. Chapters are supported by extensive bibliographic notes, as well as an Index that practices what the book preaches -- that terms are polysemic (look it up here!) and that the first problem for the knowledge worker is disambiguation -- or clarifying which concept is intended when several are possible. Add in the pervasive humor, and you have a text that students should find to be an excellent learning tool.
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I've read (or attempted to read) a lot of taxonomy and thesaurus books. Most of them are either so high level that they don't even define what a taxonomy is or they are so detailed and dry that only a hardcore librarian could make it through them. This book is very readable and actually nails down what a taxonomy is and how to create them. I can also finally explain why they are important to my boss and how we can use them. The chapters on ontology and folksonomy were a nice bonus.
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The writing style and ample use of illustration makes the reading zip right along. This is a big deal because so many books of this genre drag to the point that it's just too much effort to continue. Despite the breezy style it's full of good content. I've been in the taxonomy/ontology business for over a decade, and I still found new information here, and found many things I knew far better expressed here. Very clear. Nice job.
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