Bite-Sized Taxonomy - Boot Camp London
Wednesday March 20th, 2024 (all day event) GMT |
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Online |
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£249 |
Techniques, tips & tools for taxonomists & knowledge managers.
LLMs vs knowledge graphs: alien vs predator?
Wednesday 20 March: 14.00 - 14.45
We kick off the 2024 Bite-size series with Fran’s light-hearted overview of two technologies which have been hot topics for the taxonomy community: Large Language Models (LLMs) and knowledge graphs. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, and both offer opportunities for taxonomists to deploy their skills in a wide range of potential applications.
Moderator:
Dave Clarke, Founder, Synaptica LLC, USA
Speaker:
Fran Alexander, Taxonomist & Information Architect, Expedia Group, Canada
Taxonomies in action
Wednesday 20 March: 15.00 - 15.45
The journey from minimal viable taxonomy to full taxonomy
Using micro-genres to target the long tail
This session brings together two perspectives on developing a taxonomy to be richer, more detailed and more useful, while taking into account trade-offs around time, effort and governance. Joyce covers the sometimes bumpy road to take an organisation from having a small ‘minimal viable taxonomy’ to one that can meet ambitious business goals. Ed looks at video game classification, and the strands of work needed to enhance discoverability of less well-known items from the back catalogue.
Moderator:
Helen Lippell, Taxonomy, Metadata & Search Consultant, Programme Chair, Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp, UK
Speakers:
Joyce van Aalten, Taxonomist, Invenier, Netherlands
Edward Matuskey, Taxonomy Consultant, Electronic Arts, USA
SKOS: What is it and why do I need to know?
Wednesday 20 March: 16.00 - 16.45
The Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS) is a standard for representing knowledge in taxonomies, thesauri, and any other controlled vocabulary. Madi’s introduction to this very useful tool will help beginners and experienced taxonomists alike to get thinking about how to develop, document and extend their taxonomies.
Moderator:
Emerson Welch, VP, Global Marketing, Quark Software Inc., USA
Speaker:
Madi Weland Solomon, Head of Client Solutions & Services, Graphifi, UK