Controlled Vocabularies and Taxonomies

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Session 1: Introduction to Metadata and Controlled Vocabularies and their Use - On-Demand
Wednesday February 28, 2024
8AM PST / 11AM EST / 4PM GMT / 5PM CET

• Definitions of metadata and controlled vocabularies
• Types, examples, and uses of metadata, controlled vocabularies and taxonomies
• Standards and models for metadata and controlled vocabularies
• Tagging with controlled vocabularies
• Categories vs. tags
• Auto-tagging and AI

Session 2: Planning and Development of Controlled Vocabularies - On-Demand
Wednesday March 6, 2024
8AM PST / 11AM EST / 4PM GMT / 5PM CET

• Building vs. Buying a Taxonomy
• Identifying Candidate Metadata and Vocabularies
• Determining Controlled Vocabulary Types
• Determining Metadata Rules and Governance

Session 3: Creating Taxonomy Terms and Relationships - On-Demand
Wednesday March 13, 2024
8AM PST / 11AM EST / 3PM GMT / 4PM CET

• Creating and wording of terms
• Creating alternative labels/synonyms
• Sources for terms
• Creating taxonomy hierarchical relationships
• Using generative AI for creating terms and relationships

Session 4: Taxonomy Design and Implementation - On-Demand
Wednesday March 27, 2024
8AM PST / 11AM EST / 3PM GMT / 4PM CET

• Hierarchical taxonomy design
• Faceted taxonomy design
• Combinations of controlled vocabularies and search, queries, and Semantic AI
• Tools for taxonomies
• Advanced taxonomy topics: multilingual taxonomies, linking taxonomies, ontologies (one slide each)