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...
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taxonomies@yahoogroup...
Nov 5, 2007 4:49 pm
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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taxonomies@yahoogroup...
Nov 5, 2007 4:51 pm
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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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Nov 5, 2007 5:10 pm
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 ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Nov 5, 2007 5:24 pm
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...
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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Nov 5, 2007 5:52 pm
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...
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wordsmith_indexer
wordsmith_in...
Nov 6, 2007 5:00 pm
Hello everyone, I am currently working for a person who owns rights to Pulitzer prize- winning political editorial cartoons and syndicated comic strips. I ...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Nov 7, 2007 4:26 pm
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,...
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pmccoy@...
prm.mccoy
Nov 8, 2007 12:12 am
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Nov 11, 2007 1:27 am
Neither Synaptica nor Data Harmomy are priced for the individual user; they are for corporations. Has anyone tried using the free Protégé ontology editor...
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Sue Dryer
wordsmith_in...
Nov 11, 2007 3:37 am
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...
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taxonomies@yahoogroup...
Nov 21, 2007 2:42 am
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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taxonomies@yahoogroup...
Nov 21, 2007 2:42 am
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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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Nov 22, 2007 1:28 am
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Dec 10, 2007 3:18 pm
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 ...
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Sheila M. Ryan
parfreysglen
Dec 10, 2007 5:25 pm
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...
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M Hasso
milkadivjak
Dec 11, 2007 1:28 am
Hi all: My name is May Hasso. I work currently as information management consultant concentrating on taxonomy development and indexing. I have over fifteen ...
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Marianne Iauco
emiauco
Dec 12, 2007 12:24 am
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Dec 12, 2007 2:37 am
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...
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Marianne Iauco
emiauco
Dec 12, 2007 2:21 pm
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Dec 19, 2007 3:38 am
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Dec 28, 2007 7:00 pm
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...
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Sue Dryer
wordsmith_in...
Dec 28, 2007 8:57 pm
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....
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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Jan 8, 2008 11:47 pm
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 7, 2008 4:02 pm
"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...
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Rebecca Linford
rebelina2002
Feb 15, 2008 1:08 pm
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...
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Suzi Kaplan
sewk
Feb 15, 2008 3:12 pm
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 15, 2008 3:29 pm
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...
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Heather Hedden
hbhedden
Feb 15, 2008 5:56 pm
"Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies" is a new online workshop offered to the public through the continuing education program of Simmons College Graduate...
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Kate Mertes
kmertes77
Feb 19, 2008 3:39 pm
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...
