The Accidental Taxonomist

When it comes to conferences dealing with the subject of taxonomy creation, implementation, and maintenance, without a doubt Taxonomy Boot C...

In planning a taxonomy, I have often said that it is important at the beginning to define the taxonomy’s scope, specifically the subject are...

I have long felt that there is some uncertainty as to where named entities (names of specific people, places, organizations, products, etc...

Taxonomies need not follow strict standards, but rather best practices. There are standards for thesauri (ANSI/NISO Z39.19 and ISO 25964), a...

The names of taxonomy terms need to be understood by the taxonomy’s users, and all users need to share the same understanding of what the...