Hi all, I'd like us all to contribute to a list of the various types of taxonomy, thesaurus, and controlled vocabulary work that we do. The compiled list will...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the taxonomies group: Please vote for your preferred "logo" for the website banner. Note: There is a...
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the taxonomies group: Please vote for your preferred textual layout (font, style etc) for the SIG...
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Hi everyone, I'm the webmaster for the Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG website. I have put together 4 draft ideas for the website banner - each one ...
I want to thank Rebecca for taking the initiative to do this. By the way, you don't have to be a "member" to vote on this particular matter. I think that for a...
Thanks Heather. I should add that the graphics used for the logos are "comp" versions - there is a watermark that might be visible on some of the images but it...
Hello everyone, I am currently working for a person who owns rights to Pulitzer prize- winning political editorial cartoons and syndicated comic strips. I ...
If you are being paid per document/image indexed and a controlled vocabulary/thesaurus would speed up your work, then it is worth your own personal investment,...
I use Synaptica, available from Factiva. A less expensive option might be Data Harmony. I think they're both listed on the website Heather gave you, but you...
Neither Synaptica nor Data Harmomy are priced for the individual user; they are for corporations. Has anyone tried using the free Protégé ontology editor...
I used The W32 created by Dr. *Timothy Craven* of the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, when I did the thesaurus for Expeditors. It is...
The following taxonomies poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Please vote for your preferred textual layout (font, style etc) for...
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Nov 21, 2007 2:42 am
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The following taxonomies poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: Please vote for your preferred "logo" for the website banner. Note:...
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Nov 21, 2007 2:42 am
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Well, we seem to have a clear mandate for the banner text style, but not such a clear mandate for the logo. The four choices came from a site where you can buy...
We've had several new members join this list in the past few weeks. I'd like to invite these people to introduce themselves. --Heather -- Heather Hedden ...
Hi all, I joined the list as part of my ongoing education about indexing. I've been learning about indexing since 2004 and have been freelancing for the past...
Hi all: My name is May Hasso. I work currently as information management consultant concentrating on taxonomy development and indexing. I have over fifteen ...
Hello all-- I am Marianne Iauco and have worked in the library and information world for the past twenty years. Until recently I was at Cymfony, a company and...
Hi Marianne, Yes, I had heard of OneSource. About three and half years ago I had applied for a job there as taxonomist without success. I live right nearby in...
Hi Heather -- WE actually have met before, through Barbara Brooker, at an SLA or ASIST event a few years ago. I have returned to OneSource after having worked...
In case you are wondering the status of the pending approval of the Taxonomies & Controlled Vocabularies SIG as an officially affiliated SIG with the American...
What experience do any of you have with stand-alone desktop thesaurus/taxonomy creation software, such as MultiTes, Term Tree, Webchoir TCS, and the freeware...
I will be very interested in the feedback you get. I used Tim Craven's TheW32 in 2003 and it worked great for a 3,000 word thesaurus for Expeditors' intranet....
Hi, A new page listing "Courses and Workshops" is now available via the SIG website, under "Resources" - see: http://www.taxonomies-sig.org/resources.htm Is...
"Taxonomy and Thesaurus Creation" full-day workshop Wednesday, April 30, 8:00 – 5:30, at the Warwick Hotel, Denver, CO A pre-conference workshop of the...
Hi, Most of you will remember that at the end of 2007 we held two polls: one on textual layouts for the banner on the SIG website; the other on a new logo to...
If the SIG has sufficient funds, it would be well worth having a really good logo designed by a graphic artist. A great graphic can make a huge difference in...
Unfortunately, we have no funds at this time. We cannot collect dues until the ASI board formally approves our SIG affiliation, which they won't do until they...
"Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies" is a new online workshop offered to the public through the continuing education program of Simmons College Graduate...
Hi! I just joined the taxonomies SIG and am looking forward to seeing many of you in Denver. I usually work on 1-2 taxonomies a year and consult for another...
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