The Accidental Taxonomist

When I spoke about taxonomies at the recent SLA (Special Librarians Association) annual conference , I was asked how a taxonomy differs from...

I usually explain that a taxonomy is a structured kind of controlled vocabulary, which is list of terms (or concepts) usually used to tag co...

Is a taxonomy the same as a classification scheme or system? Or, to put it another way, is a classification system, such as the Dewey ...

The differences between taxonomies and thesauri and when to implement which has been a subject of previous presentations of mine and a p...