Taxonomies: Frameworks for Corporate Knowledge

New - 2nd Edition - fully updated.

A Report in the Knowledge Insight Series
In Association with Ark Group, publishers of Inside Knowledge magazine (formerly Knowledge Management.

"This report balances clear exposition of current thinking with case studies that show the practical application of taxonomies in a range of settings, it is recommended reading for anyone who needs to understand how the organisation of information can be optimised so that those working with it can get the most out of it"
(Tom Knight, principal consultant at Fujitsu Services.)

Contents Summary

Chapter 1. Introduction - What you need to know

Chapter 2. Elements - What they are
- Definitions
- Taxonomies, ontologies, knowledge maps, the semantic web
- Origins: natural science, information science, content analysis
- Dimensions: shape, style, width/breadth, types of hierarchy

Chapter 3. Importance - Why now?
- Needs: the problems of info-glu and complexity, new opportunities
- Benefits: access, integration, trust, value
- Productivity and returns

Chapter 4. Methods - How to do them
- Development problems
- Solutions: purpose, dimensions, the business case
- Implementation: interfaces, relationships, performance
- Solutions: people, communities, managing change

Chapter 5. Technologies - How They Can Help
- Approaches: the role of technology
- Algorithms: classification technologies
- Applications: three steps .. and beyond
- With Meaning: ontologies, topic maps
- Choices: vendors and products
- Summary table and product profiles
- Considerations: vendors, integration, performance, costs, standards
- Automation: the bottom line

Chapter 6. Action - What's Happening
- Current adoption
- Evaluating performance
- Three future scenarios.

Glossary
Suggested further reading
Index

Cases/Examples

• BBC: automating access to archives
• Department of Work and Pensions: vital preparations
• Factiva: the importance of testing
• NewsEdge: how its taxonomy helps it delivered targeted and customized content
• Shell: oiling the wheel of implementation
• US Postal Service: combining automatic classification with human judgement
• Xerox Global Services: smartening information streams
• .. plus the views of many practitioners, experts, consultants and researchers from many organisations.

Details and Ordering Information

Taxonomies: Frameworks for Corporate Knowledge - The Shape of Things to Come?, Jan Wyllie, Ark Group in association with David Skyrme Associates (2nd edition, April 2005). Pages: 142.

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