Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp

Welcome to the SME Workshop Support Group - how taxonomists can get the best out of working with subject matter experts

Wednesday 18 June: 14.00 - 14.45

No taxonomy project exists in isolation, and there will inevitably be a need to draw on the knowledge and support of subject matter experts. Melissa provides a range of tips, tricks and techniques to get the most out of this key business relationship.

Moderator:
Bonnie Bowes, Semantic Graph Solutions Specialist, Squirro AG, UK

Speaker:
Melissa Knudtson Monsalve, Taxonomy Consultant, Dovecot Studio, Canada
 

Facets and SharePoint - two key skills areas for every taxonomist

Wednesday 18 June: 15.00 - 15.45

• Tips for designing taxonomy facets
• SharePoint tagging and classification

This session presents expert perspectives on two weighty and popular areas of taxonomists’ work. Heather provides tips and advanced best practices for designing faceted taxonomies for various purposes, while Rob presents an accessible introduction to tagging and classification in SharePoint, including Term store, Content types and Site columns.

Moderator:
Helen Lippell, Taxonomy and Search Consultant, Helen Lippell Business Services

Speakers:
Heather Hedden, Taxonomy Manager, Northern Light, USA and Author, The Accidental Taxonomist
Rob Bath, Microsoft 365 Solution Architect, Intelogy, UK
 

Use cases: taxonomies in action

Wednesday 18 June: 16.00 - 16.45

• From chaos to clarity: Building a unified taxonomy for healthcare knowledge
• A game like ... : A deep dive on improved video game classification

Whatever the use case or the sector, taxonomies prove their value time and again. Carol’s talk comes from the healthcare sector; her organisation needed a taxonomy to serve as the backbone for its knowledge strategy. Ed describes how he developed video game classifications beyond the traditional buckets of genre, to a richer schema that better supports discoverability across search, LLMs and more.

Moderator:
Dan Howarth, Department for Business & Trade, UK

Speakers:
Carol Bishop-Castro, Manager, Informatics Education, Stanford Health Care, USA
Edward Matuskey, Taxonomy Consultant, Creative Taxonomies, USA

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