The issue of posting job announcements has come up (on another discussion group: Taxonomy Community of Practice), and it's been decided to create a new group...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 10, 2009 2:23 pm
There is still space available, but last fall's workshop filled up... "Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies" Saturday, March 28, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00...
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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Feb 10, 2009 2:29 pm
Hi, The page of useful web links in the resources section of the SIG website has been organised into sections - please see: ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 11, 2009 1:59 pm
The Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies Special Interest Group of the American Society for Indexing (ASI) now has a kind of sub-account of the ASI's bank...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 12, 2009 8:24 pm
This year's American Society for Indexing (ASI) conference in Portland, Oregon, has several sessions on taxonomies. *Pre-conference workshop: **Building...
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Dorothy Tuma
dorothyanntuma
Feb 14, 2009 7:06 pm
Hello,I am a new member and wanted to introduce myself. I am currently the Search Vocabulary Team Lead at Getty Images in Seattle, so I often feel that...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 27, 2009 3:41 pm
Hello ASI Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG members, One of the SIG-related events at the ASI national conference in Portland is to have the leader of...
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carolreed.bluestem
carolreed.bl...
Feb 28, 2009 5:44 am
I'm curious whether anyone has heard of ebook publishers enhancing search with thesauri. I'm guessing that while there will be some demand for embedded indexes...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Mar 1, 2009 3:46 am
You may or may not have noticed that the ASI web site has page of thesauri online, recently renamed: Online Thesauri and Authority Files. ...
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Paula Mccoy
prm.mccoy
Mar 1, 2009 6:40 pm
Good job getting that updated, Heather. I think I found broken links there in the past. I'll see if I have any thesauri bookmarked at work that might fit the...
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margotdiltz
Mar 2, 2009 7:26 pm
Here's a thesaurus to add the website list: http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/agt.shtml This is the thesaurus prepared by the USDA Library. Margot Cengage Learning...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Mar 2, 2009 7:43 pm
Hi Margot, Yes, this is a good thesaurus. In fact, I recently ran across it and thought it would be good one to add. I really overburdened the ASI webmaster...
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Rebecca Allen
rebecca.allen12
Mar 3, 2009 4:29 pm
Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call. This month's topic is Auto Tagging Requirements & Advances. Date: Wednesday,...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Mar 8, 2009 1:08 am
Hi Margot, This thesaurus link has been added now at http://www.asindexing.org/site/thesonet.shtml It's at the bottom of the page (alphabetically under U). ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Mar 9, 2009 6:36 pm
The Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG will be having an informal face-to-face networking meeting during the ASI national conference in Portland, OR,...
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Linda Kenny Sloan
lksloan
Mar 10, 2009 4:12 pm
Heather and Rebecca, Since I ama member of both groups I see no reason to not help out. Count me in. Linda Sloan ... Linda Kenny Sloan informationuniverse.com ...
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margotdiltz
Mar 10, 2009 5:30 pm
The Society of American Archivists has created a thesaurus of terms used to describe U.S. college and unversity archive collections. ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Mar 11, 2009 2:40 pm
Hi Margot, Thanks for sharing this thesaurus. I'm not sure, though, if it's quite up to the standards and general usefulness of what I would want to see on the...
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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Mar 11, 2009 4:20 pm
Linda, Many thanks for volunteering - it's much appreciated. Anyone else attending the conference who would be able to help out for half an hour at Friday...
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Diltz, Margot (GPMS)
margotdiltz
Mar 11, 2009 6:37 pm
Hi Heather, Good critique of that specialized thesaurus. I think you examined the hierarchical view. Some of the flaws that you observed are in good...
"Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies" May 1 - June 4 (5 weeks) Cost: $250 (Simmons GSLIS Alum $200) Workshop summary: ...
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Amanda Roberts
aroberts_nmrt
Mar 18, 2009 4:53 pm
Hello all, I would highly recommend taking Heather's course. I recently completed the online version -- it provided a broad overview of everything you need to...
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Linda Kenny Sloan
lksloan
Mar 21, 2009 11:35 pm
Anyone looking for a roommate to help reduce that room rate? Am willing to take an offer for a room. Linda Kenny Sloan informationuniverse.com 17701 S. Avalon...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Apr 13, 2009 2:02 pm
What do you think the Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG should be doing? The Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG will be having an open meeting...
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Carol Reed
carolreed.bl...
Apr 13, 2009 4:50 pm
I won't be at the conference, but I'd love more discussion on freelance taxonomy work: what applications are appropriate for offsite freelancers (database CVs,...
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Paula Mccoy
prm.mccoy
Apr 14, 2009 1:07 am
I agree with Carol on that topic. Finding freelance work can be tricky. Paula McCoy ... From: Carol Reed <caree15@...> Date: Monday, April 13,...
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Marianne Iauco
emiauco
Apr 14, 2009 3:28 pm
For what is it worth, I can comment on my own experiences as a contractor, doing freelance taxonomy work. Both jobs were working remotely out of my home using...
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Rebecca Allen
rebecca.allen12
Apr 28, 2009 4:28 pm
Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call. This month's topic is Global Taxonomy Management. Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 ...
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Rebecca Allen
rebecca.allen12
May 28, 2009 7:01 pm
Invitation Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call. This month's topic is Taxonomy for Portals. Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Time:...
