The Accidental Taxonomist by Hedden, Heather -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Contents Figures and Tables Foreword, by Patrick Lambe Acknowledgments About the Website Introduction Chapter 1: What Are Taxonomies?

Definitions and Types of Taxonomies Applications and Purposes of Taxonomies Taxonomies for License History of Taxonomies

Chapter 2: Who Are Taxonomists?

Backgrounds of Taxonomists Taxonomist Skills Related Duties Employment of Taxonomists

Chapter 3: Creating Terms

Concepts and Terms Identifying Concepts Choosing the Preferred Term Term Format Precoordinated Terms Notes and Attributes

Chapter 4: Creating Relationships

Equivalence Relationships and Nonpreferred Terms Hierarchical Relationships Associative Relationships Hierarchical/Associative Ambiguities Semantic Variations for Relationships

Chapter 5: Software for Taxonomy Creation and Management

Software Not Designed for Creating Taxonomies Thesaurus Software Single-User Desktop Thesaurus Software Large-Scale Thesaurus Systems Free and Open Source Software Other Software With Taxonomy Management Components

Chapter 6: Taxonomies for Human Indexing

What Is Human Indexing? Terms, Relationships, and Notes for Indexers Taxonomy Structure and Indexing Interface Taxonomy Updates and Quality Control Managing Folksonomies

Chapter 7: Taxonomies for Automated Indexing

Automated Indexing, Search, and Taxonomies Automated Indexing Technologies Software for Auto-Categorization Creating Taxonomies for Automated Indexing

Chapter 8: Taxonomy Structures

Hierarchies Facets Multiple Vocabularies and Categories

Chapter 9: Taxonomy Displays

Thesaurus Displays Hierarchical Taxonomy Displays Fielded Search Displays

Chapter 10: Taxonomy Planning, Design, and Creation

Planning for a Taxonomy Enterprise Taxonomies Taxonomy Creation Process Taxonomy Governance

Chapter 11: Taxonomy Implementation and Evolution

Taxonomy Interoperability Taxonomy Updating Combining Taxonomies Multilingual Taxonomies

Chapter 12: Taxonomy Work and the Profession

The Nature of Taxonomy Work Taxonomists as Contractors Education and Training Organizations, Networking, and Resources

Appendix A: Survey of Taxonomists Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Recommended Reading Appendix D: Websites About the Author Index