The Accidental Taxonomist
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This guide offers a thorough introduction to building information taxonomies, covering both the craft and the technical side of the work. The author, a long-time taxonomy specialist and teacher, explains complex material in clear, plain language. This third edition adds a new chapter on ontologies, shifts its focus toward the SKOS model of concepts rather than older thesaurus-style terms, and includes fresh survey findings, updated screenshots, and current details on software and career paths.
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Readers learn how to define concepts and the links between them, structure a taxonomy, choose management software, and build schemes for both human and automated tagging. The book also covers planning taxonomy projects and adapting them to different user interfaces.
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