The Accidental Taxonomist

A synonym ring is a simple kind of controlled vocabulary that, as the name suggests, has controlled synonyms for concepts and nothing more. ...

In my last blog post I discussed the different definitions and features of thesauri. Now, I will turn to the next kind of knowledge organi...

It is somewhat ironic that in the domain of controlled vocabularies and knowledge organizations systems that there continue to exist diffe...

Just over a year ago I had blogged on the topic of Taxonomy Licensing . I explained that usually a customized taxonomy is best, but oc...