The Accidental Taxonomist, Second Edition
The Accidental Taxonomist, Second Edition by Heather Hedden
2016 | ISBN: 1573875287 | English | 472 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
2016 | ISBN: 1573875287 | English | 472 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden a leading taxonomy consultant and instructor walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensible English.
In this fully revised second edition, Hedden provides updates on taxonomy standards, development techniques, and career opportunities for taxonomists. She presents fresh survey data and offers new and expanded coverage of such critical topics as taxonomy testing, metadata, linked data, and SharePoint. Drawing on numerous real-world examples, she explains how to create terms and relationships, select taxonomy management software, design taxonomies for human versus automated indexing, manage enterprise taxonomy projects, adapt taxonomies to various user interfaces, and more.