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Taxonomy for the Terrified
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to be held at
CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Thursday, 7th July 2005, 9.30 - 16.30
"Taxonomy" is a term that is frequently used, particularly in connection with the organisation of information on Web sites, but its meaning is often obscure. This meeting aims to clarify the nature of the beast and to abolish fears of the unknown. It will show how taxonomies relate to other ways of grouping and labelling information resources and how the best way to make them meet users' needs is to build them with a knowledge of sound underlying principles.
The day will contain talks, practical work and demonstrations, covering topics such as the following:
* What is a taxonomy?
* Thesauri, classification schemes, subject heading systems and ontologies - what's the difference?
* Free text searching or structured vocabularies?
* Automatic clustering and taxonomy creation
* Existing systems - buy, borrow or build your own?
* Principles and standards for structured vocabularies
* Practical issues of taxonomy construction
* Software for building and editing taxonomies
* Using taxonomies when searching and browsing - interfaces to help users
* How much work is needed? Long term commitment to maintenance and development.
Course Presenter
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Leonard Will has been a consultant in information management for over ten years, in partnership with his wife in their business "Willpower Information". He has a particular interest in the organisation and retrieval of information by subject, and their Web site at http://www.willpowerinfo.co.uk/ has a collection of resources, including a directory of thesaurus development software. He is a member of the British Standards working group that is producing revised standards for structured vocabularies for information retrieval. He was previously Head Library and Information Services at the Science Museum, London, and before that was Head of Information and Research Services in the City University Library.
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Booking Form
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Taxonomy for the Terrified
CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE Thursday, 7th July 2005, 9.30 - 16.30
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeIG members £130 + VAT (£152.75); others £160 + VAT (£188.00)
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