Introduction to taxonomies

"I wanted to strengthen my own understanding of what Taxonomy was and I achieved that."

"In particular it helped me understand the processes involved and approaches required to introduce and maintain a standard taxonomy for my organisation"

"Judi is a great facilitator and really made it easy to grasp the basic priniciples of taxonomy."

introduction:

This one-day course gives an overview of taxonomy, looking at what we mean by taxonomy and how it can support information management and discoverability.

outcomes:

• an understanding of what taxonomy is (and isn't), and what the benefits are;
• an introduction to the six main stages of creating a taxonomy;
• experience of creating a small navigation taxonomy;
• familiarity with the kinds of taxonomy tools currently on the market.

programme:

• What a taxonomy is (and isn't) and what the benefits are of incorporating a taxonomy into information and knowledge management systems;
• The six main stages of taxonomy development;
• Tools of the trade;
• How to implement and maintain a taxonomy.

speaker:

Judi Vernau, Metataxis
Metataxis are TFPL partners.

teaching style:

Course / presentation / group work

who should attend?

Anyone who wants a basic, practical grounding in taxonomy work. This includes information managers developing approaches to discovery on intranets, extranets, enterprise web sites, document and records management systems, or any other environment where users need to search and browse.

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