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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783304812 ISBN 13: 9781783304813

Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

As organizations seek to manage and exploit their information, taxonomies have become more widely understood and used in the last decade. Preparing taxonomists for the everyday realities of working with stakeholders, sponsors, and systems so that their taxonomies remain useful and relevant, this curated anthology of expert-contributed chapters and case studies covers the wide range of ways in which taxonomies are used in digital applications, including the web, enterprise systems, and libraries. Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines to provide real-world insights on how to build and implement a taxonomy in an organization, it covers everything a working taxonomist—whether they’re an in-house resource or a consultant—needs to consider, including

• business buy-in;
• working on a project team;
• choosing software;
• governance and maintenance; and
• the wider societal dimensions of choosing
• categories and terminology.

About this title

About the Authors

<p><strong>Helen Lippell</strong> is an independent information professional and consultant who focuses on helping organisations organise their content and data. She designs information architectures, metadata schemas, ontologies, taxonomies and semantic models to help companies fully exploit the value of their "stuff". Helen has worked for a wide range of clients in different sectors, including the BBC, Metropolitan Police and Pearson and is a regular speaker on taxonomies, ontologies and other knowledge model frameworks.</p>

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 program chair of Taxonomy Boot Camp London since its inception in 2016, and speaks and writes regularly for taxonomy practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783304812
• ISBN 13: 9781783304813
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Lippell Helen