Amy Warner (previously of Argus) has provided another good source for taxonomy and classification information.
Taxonomies…thesauri…classification systems…synonym rings. We’ve heard all of these terms in the context of the Web. As Web sites expand, the task of organizing them has become increasingly problematic and complex.
I have three purposes in this introduction to the world of controlled vocabularies:
1. Describe where vocabulary control fits into the information architecture of a Web site.
2. Describe the basic steps in controlling vocabulary and how these steps map to the terminology.
3. Provide some basic guidelines and recommendations for creating controlled vocabularies and leveraging them effectively.
Link:
http://www.lexonomy.com/publications/aTaxonomyPrimer.html