The Accidental Taxonomist
By Heather Hedden
Foreword by Patrick Lambe
Table of 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 Catergories
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
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