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Taxonomy & Metadata Jumpstart - 2007

Recording and Slides from Taxonnomy and Metadata JumpStart 2007 - Free with Registration

Download a 4-part conference-call series on the issues and challenges surrounding enterprise search.  Hear from world-class search experts and be exposed to tools from select vendors.

Session 1: What is a Taxonomy & Why Do You Need One?
Session 2: Getting Started - Taxonomy Building Blocks
Session 3: Managing Structured Metadata and Taxonomies
Session 4: Deploying a taxonomy (Please note- this recording will contain emergency fire drill at the end.)

Description:

Get up to speed quickly on what you need to know about taxonomies and learn how to get started on a taxonomy project in your organization in this free 4-week webinar series. The Taxonomy & Metadata JumpStart will tackle some of the issues and challenges in deriving taxonomies and metadata standards. During these calls, you will hear from experts at leading Fortune 500 companies and be exposed to tools from select vendors.

Led by Seth Earley of Earley and Associates, each of the four 90-minute webinars feature taxonomy experts and practitioners sharing practical advice and information about how to develop, manage, and maintain a taxonomy. Sign up at any time during the series and attend as many of the calls as you like. You'll receive a valuable slide deck in advance of each call, and have the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers and interact with others in the audience.

Presenters include:

 Seth Earley, Earley & Associates
 Christine Connors, Intuit
 Joseph Busch, Taxonomy Strategies LLC
 Marjorie Hlava, Access Innovations, Inc.
 Jay Ven Eman, Access Innovations, Inc.
 Barbara Nichols, Metaview 360
 Stu Carty, Gavlian Research
 Richard Beatch, Dell Inc.
 Ron Daniel, Taxonomy Strategies LLC
 Stephanie Lemieux, Earley & Associates

 

 Speakers    Session

Seth Earley
Christine Connors
Joseph Busch

Session 1: What Is a Taxonomy & Why Do You Need One?
Topics include:

  • Why search needs a taxonomy
  • Making the business case
  • Why not just get Google?
  • Let's have a folksonomy

Seth Earley
Marjorie Hlava
Jay Ven Eman

Session 2: Getting Started - Taxonomy Building Blocks
Topics include:

  • What is a taxonomy? 
  • What is metadata? What is a thesaurus?
  • How do these pieces become a taxonomy?
  • A taxonomy project roadmap

Seth Earley
Barbara Nichols
Stu Carty

Session 3: Managing Structured Metadata and Taxonomies
Topics include:

  • Relationship between taxonomy, metadata and content objects
  • Metadata standards and thesaurus structures
  • Managing taxonomic and structured metadata - the different flavors
  • Bridging the gap between the data world and the content world

Seth Earley
Richard Beatch
Ron Daniel
Stephanie Lemieux

Session 4: Deploying a taxonomy
Topics include:

  • Integration with CMS & search
  • Implementation challenges
  • Testing and usability
  • Governance and maintenance


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