[OPLINLIST] 90 Minutes to a Great Taxonomy, Part 1 – Taxonomy Basics - A Simultaneous e-Classroom Experience in Blue Ash

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  90 Minutes to a Great Taxonomy, Part 1 – Taxonomy Basics - A
  Simultaneous e-Classroom Experience
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/register?a=formreg&id=1044&rate=cost4&sponsor=SouthWest%20Ohio%20and%20Neighboring%20Libraries&addattendee=Y>

Co-Sponsored by the Special Libraries Association: Cincinnati Chapter 
<http://units.sla.org/chapter/ccin/index.asp>


      Date

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007


      Time

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.


      Location

SWON Libraries Office


      Speaker(s)

Jay Ven Eman 
<http://sla.learn.com/learncenter.asp?id=178409&sessionid=3-B82AFC88-63C6-429D-A6E2-ADFF868CEEF2&mode=show&page=170> 
has been with Access Innovations since late 1978 and has been active in 
all aspects of its business. As overseer of Access's database production 
services, he was responsible for the design and conversion of large, 
legacy databases for a variety of government and commercial 
organizations. He writes, gives workshops, consults, and helps build 
large-scale, complex, information-rich databases. He has presented 
papers and workshops at ASIS&T, SLA, ASIDIC, InternetWorld, Online - 
London, AGSI - Netherlands, and many others. Before joining Access, he 
worked for the University of New Mexico at the Technology Applications 
Center, operated under a contract from NASA. He specialized in 
technology transfer and information dissemination of space technology to 
the commercial arena. He received his PhD in organizational behavior 
from the University of Colorado in Boulder.


      Description

Knowing there is a problem, the "seeker" must question before solving. 
Asking the wrong questions delays the solution. Unfortunately, this is 
the norm. The seeker (whether a researcher, employee, customer, patron, 
or prospect) asks many wrong questions and chases many false leads 
before solving a problem. Even the right question is often worded 
wrongly for the information sources being used.

How does the "search-and-find industry" help? Taxonomies bridge the gap 
between the seeker and the information solution. Taxonomies help 
information providers build better products and services. Taxonomies 
help "seekers" to quickly define problems and to ask the right 
questions, facilitating the discovery of solutions.

This Click U Live! Seminar presents and defines taxonomy basics. The 
uses of taxonomies to aid in the preparation and delivery of information 
and for searching are discussed.

Click U Live! Seminar attendees will get to see a variety of taxonomies 
from different views. Examples will be shown and discussed to illustrate 
key concepts. A step-by-step guide to the basics of taxonomy 
construction is presented.

*Critical Learning Questions*

• What do taxonomies look like?

• What do they do?

• Why do I need one?

• Isn’t search good enough?

• Will taxonomies help my Web site?

• How do I get one or build one?

• How much will it cost?

Interested in attending an advanced Taxonomy course? Join us for Part 2 
<http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=1044> of this Webinar on 
December 12th!


      Meal

Light snacks will be provided


      Audience

This Click U Live! Seminar is designed for librarians, information 
professionals, and intranet and Web managers who are interested in 
learning how to build taxonomies and integrate them into an existing 
information environment. This is a basic, fundamental course for those 
who have never built a taxonomy and know nothing about it, but are 
curious or tasked with such a project. Those who are just starting a 
taxonomy project will learn if they on the right track and are 
encouraged to submit ideas, problems, and questions during the seminar.


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$10


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$10


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$10


      Other

$20

The deadline to register is Sunday, December 2nd, 2007



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