[nfais-l] NFAIS Webinars: Taxonomies and Ontologies

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS Webinar Series:  Knowledge Organization Systems and Information
Discovery: From Thesauri to Taxonomies to Ontologies: Register Now for One
or Both!

 

In an era marked by an exponential growth of information, content providers
face the never-ending challenge of making their content discoverable. Key to
meeting that challenge are knowledge organization systems -  basic tools
used both by human indexers and embedded in the engines of the most
effective automated indexing systems.  In use for decades (e.g., Library of
Congress Subject Headings), these systems gradually receded into the
background of a search environment dominated by Google and other smart
search engines. Now that is changing and knowledge organization systems are
emerging stronger than ever!  But what are they, when should they be used,
and how do they differ?

 

NFAIS will hold two 90-minute professional development webinars that are
designed both as a refresher and an update on how knowledge needs to be
organized for discovery and use in today's complex retrieval environments.
(Register for both and receive a 10% discount!)

 

The first, Taxonomies and Ontologies: Definitions, Differences, and Use,
will take place on June 18, 2013 from 11:00am - 12:30pm EDST.  The objective
of this session is to provide participants with an understanding of the
different types of knowledge organization systems that exist and the value
that each offers. The webinar will review key aspects of knowledge
organizing systems and demystify the confusing terminology used to describe
them. Using examples, it will discuss how these different types of
organization systems are being applied and the advantages of each

 

The second, Moving from Taxonomies to Ontologies:  What, Why, When, and How,
will take place on July 17, 2013 - also from 11:00am - 12:30pm EDST.  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 retrieval systems.  This webinar will take a look
at the structure of ontologies and how they are managed using ontology
management software; the differences in available software, including open
source software for ontology management; and when and how to migrate from a
taxonomy to an ontology. If you register for both webinars, but are unable
to attend on the date decided upon, you will be given a link to the recorded
version to view at your convenience. 

 

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 the NFAIS webinar series 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 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

 

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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