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...
Hi all, Kate's message reminded me that we were supposed to post a hello message, and I didn't do mine! Sounds like I do about the same level of taxo work,...
Kate's message reminded me (too) that I haven't introduced myself to this group either. I'm currently consulting on some very large taxonomy projects, with...
I have noticed the lack of entry level jobs in this field and have a question regarding volunteer/DIY projects as a possible source for experience. If I took a...
This is an interesting question and I've wondered about how to find that entry level job myself. As for self-initiated projects, one I undertook on my own...
Hi Linda, Yes, for full-time permanent jobs as taxonomists, these are not available as entry-level. If you want to create a sample pro bono controlled...
Hi Seth, Thanks for "introducing" yourself. Of course, those who are ASI members know who your are. But thanks also for telling about your projects. I have a...
I've just realised I didn't introduce myself either; I was very busy just before Christmas and didn't have time. Then I forgot. I feel a bit isolated over here...
That's one of the main purposes of the SIG web site members page: http://www.taxonomies-sig.org/members.htm We hope to put it into a web database in the...
Paul, What did you end up choosing? We own Wordmap (www.wordmap.com), which has been deployed at organizations handling as many as 600,000 terms in multiple...
I'm going to be at the SI annual conference in the UK in Winchester this July - if there are British taxonomists who are also going, perhaps we could meet up! ...
At the American Society of Indexers (ASI) annual meeting in Denver April 30 - May 3, there is a time set aside for SIGs to have meetings, with their members...
Heather, Glad to hear you are going to organize an informal get together, because I will not be at the conference on Friday afternoon and would like to meet...
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