Course: Practical Taxonomy Creation
"Practical Taxonomy Creation" is an all-new 3-part ASI Online Learning Short Course, taught by Heather Hedden, starting in January 2015.
This is a terrific offering for indexers wanting to expand their skill set and create a wider vista for work. Where are taxonomies and controlled vocabularies needed? Periodical and database indexing and large, multi-volume back-of-the-book indexing projects use controlled vocabularies. The need for taxonomies is especially growing in publishing, in marketing, in large corporate or government document or content management systems, image and multimedia collections, all kinds of websites, e-commerce, user experience (UX) design, and to support the software development process.
Registrants may attend the live 1-hour sessions on Wednesdays, January 14, 21, and 28, at 1:00 EST, 12:00 CST, 11:00 MST, and 10:00 PST, which will include the opportunity to ask questions following the presentation--or they may access the recordings later at their convenience. In either case, registrants may access the recordings "on demand" for unlimited repeat viewings following the initial presentations.
Session 1. Taxonomy types for different applications
- Definitions and examples of different kinds controlled vocabularies and taxonomies.
- Features of term relationships, nonpreferred terms, and structures
- Suitability of different types and features for different situations or applications
- Best practices for creating relationships between terms
Session 2. Gathering terms for a taxonomy
- Concepts vs. terms
- Creating nonpreferred (variant) terms
- Sources for terms (people, content, search logs, external sources)
- Organizing terms in a spreadsheet
Session 3. Thesaurus management software use
- Overview of software types
- Practical use of MultiTes software with walk-through of various actions (free demo access is available)
- Taxonomy maintenance and editorial policy development.
"Practical Taxonomy Creation" is aimed at beginners or others seeking practical training. Whether you are new to taxonomies or are familiar with taxonomies in theory but have minimal experience, this course is for you.
The course fee is $199 for members of ASI and affiliated indexing societies and $249 for non-members. After January 28 the price for the on-demand course will go up to $249 for members and $299 for nonmembers.
For course content questions, contact the instructor, Heather Hedden
For course logistical questions, contact info@asindexing.org
Heather is a renowned taxonomy expert, author of the book The Accidental Taxonomist, instructor of a taxonomy course at Simmons College, founder and past-chair of the Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG of ASI, past New England chapter president, and frequent conference presenter. After working for several years as a taxonomy consultant and occasional back-of-the-book indexer, Heather returned to her previous position as senior vocabulary editor at Cengage Learning.
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