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Pre-roundtable primer: Folksonomies & taxonomies

October 16 , 2007

This teleconference is designed as a backgrounder for the October 17 roundtable "Integrating folksonomies with Google." Its purpose is to orient you to the roundtable context and help you understand the concepts and tools discussed. This session takes a big-picture view of the topic and is designed for the layman, not professional indexers or taxonomists.

TOPICS
What are folksonomies?
What's the difference between folksonomies, controlled vocabularies, thesauri, and other traditional organization schemes?
 
What are the pros and cons of folksonomies and taxonomies?
Who creates and uses folksonomies on the public Web and why?
What are the benefits of using folksonomies inside the corporate firewall?
 
Business applications of folksonomies
How can folksonomies be used in search, navigation, and expertise location?
How are folksonomies and taxonomies integrated to get the best of both?
 
Standards and tools for creating, using, and integrating folksonomies and taxonomies

FORMAT
The format uses Webex for video and teleconferencing for the audio. If you aren't allowed to install the Webex program on your computer, you can still participate. Call for details.

COST
$500 per person (members), $750 per person (nonmembers). Nonmembers who register for this roundtable automatically become members of the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers (and can register for the "Migrating metadata to the Semantic Web" roundtable at a reduced rate).

Additional people from the same team can attend at a reduced rate of $375 (includes full Society membership).

DATE, TIME
October 16 , 2007, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm (Eastern), 8:00 am - 11:00 am (Pacific)

REGISTRATION
To register, call (413) 367-0245. We can fax a pro forma invoice, and we accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, and Diner's Club. Regardless of method, we must receive payment prior to the event.

Created on June 15, 2007 l Updated on July 6, 2009


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