Marc:
The taxonomies Frank posts are always worth a look. At a certain level of practice, like where you are, they lose value because they are aimed at a lowest common denominator.
Best wishes,
Carol E.B. Choksy
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On Aug 30, 2013, at 6:00 AM, Marc Fresko <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Happy Friday, everyone.
>
> I just hate missing out on worthwhile information resources. So I wonder
> whether any list member can help me: does the “Policy Taxonomy” advertised
> below have any value, or indeed any redeeming characteristic? Does it have
> any bearing on Records Management as claimed by its author? Am I missing
> something, or have I (as I fear) just spent a while trying to understand
> something that is approximately valueless?
>
> As far as I can see, this "taxonomy" is a listing of 991 "policies" that are
> (it claims) “common to most enterprises”. The problem is that the policies
> appear to be IDENTICAL save for the two or three words that are the name of
> the policy. So, for example, the definition of “Analysis Artifact
> Management Policy” is identical to the definition of “Alert Identification
> Code Management Policy” save that the words “Analysis Artifact” appear in
> the first, and the words “Alert Identification Code” in the second. And it
> gets worse: the same is true of the “Parent IT Disciplines” for these two
> policies. In fact, the same appears to be true of ALL the terms; it is
> certainly true of the several I have looked at, though I have obviously not
> looked at all 991. The whole thing appears to be mechanically generated and
> nearly content-free.
>
> So: am I missing something, or is this a complete waste of electrons?
>
> Marc Fresko
>
> PS: I do hope all readers have both an “Analysis Artifact Management
> Policy” and an “Alert Identification Code Management Policy”, as they are
> meant to be “common to most enterprises”...
>
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frank Guerino
> Sent: 23 August 2013 19:08
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Taxonomy of Policy Types for Records Management
>
> Good Day,
>
> (Apologies for cross posting. It was recommended I forward this to this
> listserv, after having sent to the US listserv.)
>
> The Foundation recently released its Taxonomy of Policy Types (a.k.a. Policy
> Taxonomy), which provides a linear inventory of many of the key policies
> types .
>
> Such taxonomies are often used as part of broader Records Management. For
> example, they may be used to facilitate managing inventories of the types of
> policies maintained by an enterprise or in the categorizing of stored
> policies, in Electronic or Paper Libraries.
>
> This Taxonomy of Policy Types is reconciled with and lexicographically
> aligned to the Taxonomy of Record Types, as well as with all other
> taxonomies. All Taxonomy elements or entries link back to their specific
> parent Discipline area and to their Glossary entry.
>
> Other taxonomies that may be useful to you and your enterprise can be found
> at the IF4IT Taxonomy Inventory page.
>
> I hope you find the material useful.
>
> My Best,
>
> Frank
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