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Creating Web Site Indexes - October 2008
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies -- April 08
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies -- August 2008
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies -- May 2009
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies -- June 2008
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies -- November 2008
Weekly outline
Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies
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Course Basics
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ANSI/NISO Z39-19-2005 Standard
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Week 1: Introduction to Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies
Lesson 1 Discussion
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1. Definitions
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2. Applications and Examples
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3. Structure, Hierarchies, and Facets
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4. Thesaurus Display Options
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Assignment: Creating Facets
Assignment: Identify Top Terms
Week 2: Software for Creating Taxonomies and Thesauri
Lesson 2 Discussion
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1. Software Introduction
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2. MultiTes
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3. Cognatrix
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4. Data Harmony
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5. Synaptica
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6. Freeware
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7. Other, Client-Server Software
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Week 3: Hierarchical Structure and Term Relationships
Lesson 3 Discussion
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1. Broader/Narrower Relationships
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2. Related-term Relationships
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3. Semantic Variations for Relationships
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4. Creating Hierarchies
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Assignment: Related Terms
Assignment: Polyhierarchies
Assignment: Custom Semantic Relationships
Week 4: Wording of Terms and Their Variants
Lesson 4 Discussion
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1. Wording of Terms
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2. Nonpreferred Terms
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3. Other Term Creation Issues
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Assignment: Preferred Wording
Assignment: Creating Non-preferred Terms
Assignment: Pre- and Post-Coordination
Week 5: Concluding Topics and Issues
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1. Processes for Taxonomy Implementation
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2. Taxonomy Maintenance & Governance
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3. Social Tagging (Folksonomies)
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4. Taxonomy Jobs
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5. Resources
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