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June 2005: Case Examples in Deriving a Taxonomy

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Description:

In this call you'll learn from case studies about how to best approach taxonomy projects.

Topics include:

Term Gathering 

  • Finding "hidden taxos" that already exist in your organization
  • Use of Industry, competitor, geography lists
  • Leveraging menu items in existing HR applications
  • Use of existing corporate standards
  • How to find organization help from unexpected quarters; get buy-in early

Term Organization

  • Search logs
  • Web Statistics
  • Content research
  • Inventories and audits
  • Facet identification
  • Best practices case study

Testing and Evaluation

  • What testing procedures exist
  • Card sorting (open and closed)
  • Naming exercises
  • Expert evaluation of draft taxonomies
  • When to use each method
  • What you can learn from each method
  • Basic steps in each evaluation method
  • How to analyze and interpret results from each method

About your presenters:

 Seth Earley, Earley & Associates, Inc.

 Wendi Pohs, IBM

 Marcia Morante, KCurve


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