[nfais-l] Registration closing for NFAIS webinar

[Bonnie Lawlor]

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JULY 16TH FOR THE NFAIS WEBINAR:  MOVING FROM
TAXONOMIES TO ONTOLOGIES - WHAT, WHY, WHEN AND HOW

Is your organization using the most effective tools to ensure the
discoverability of its content)?  Do you understand the differences between
ontologies and taxonomies and know which is best suited to help you meet
your content objectives in a web-based environment? 

 

To help you answer these questions register before 3:00pm EDST on Tuesday,
July 16th for the 90-minute NFAIS webinar, Moving from Taxonomies to
Ontologies:  What, Why, When, and How.  The nsession will take place on
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 from 11:00am - 12:30pm EDST. The speaker for this
session will be Dan Segal, Senior Taxonomist, Marcinko Enterprises, Inc.
(MEI), who  will discuss the structure of ontologies and how they are
managed using ontology management software; the differences in the software
currently available, including open source software for ontology management;
and when and how to migrate from a taxonomy to an ontology. Remember, while
both taxonomies and ontologies are designed to manage relationships among
terms, ontologies offer support for managing the more complex relationships
that are used in today's web-based retrieval systems.  



This is a stand-alone webinar, but if you missed the first 90-minute session
on this topic, Taxonomies and Ontologies: Definitions, Differences, and Use,
you can still register to view the archived recording at your leisure and
receive a 10% discount off both registrations.  The first session was led by
Gale Hodge, Senior Information Scientist, Information International
Associates, who has extensive experience in developing knowledge
organization systems.  Her presentation provided participants with an
understanding of taxonomies and ontologies and the value that each offers.
Attendees were extremely positive in their feedback:

 

                "Thanks so much for the interesting webinar.  It was a very
helpful introduction to all the confusing terms related to classification
and ontologies."

 

            "This was exceptionally useful to me.  Thank you!"

 

            "The seminar was very well-structured and the speaker talked
very clear and not too fast. Very knowledgeable person!"

 

If you or your staff want to learn more about the role that taxonomies and
ontologies play in organizing content for maximum discovery, retrieval and
use, register for one or both webinars today.  The fee for a single webinar
is as follows: Individuals: NFAIS members, $105; Sister Society members,
$115, and non-members, $125. Groups (3 or more): NFAIS; $255; Sister
Society, $275; and non-member, $295. Group registrations and are ideal for
organization-wide professional development. All groups receive the link to
the archived recording(s) for viewing at any time. Registrants for the
series receive a 10% discount. The registration form can be accessed at:
<http://nfais.org/event?eventID=524> http://nfais.org/event?eventID=524 and
can be used to register for the archived recording of the first webinar.

 

For more information contact Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and
Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

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