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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457464803321

Autore

Hedden Heather

Titolo

The accidental taxonomist [[electronic resource] /] / Heather Hedden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Medford, N.J., : Information Today, c2010

ISBN

1-283-23890-X

9786613238900

1-57387-918-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 473 p.)

Classificazione

32.28

Disciplina

025

Soggetti

Information organization

Classification

Indexing

Subject headings

Cross references (Information retrieval)

Thesauri

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What are taxonomies? -- Who are taxonomists? -- Creating terms -- Creating relationships -- Software for taxonomy creation and management -- Taxonomies for human indexing -- Taxonomies for automated indexing -- Taxonomy structures -- Taxonomy displays -- Taxonomy planning, design, and creation -- Taxonomy implementation and evolution -- Taxonomy work and the profession.

Sommario/riassunto

The Accidental Taxonomist is the most comprehensive guide available to the art and science of building information taxonomies. Heather Hedden-one of today's leading writers, instructors, and consultants on indexing and taxonomy topics-walks readers through the process, displaying her trademark ability to present highly technical information in straightforward, comprehensible English.