Building Taxonomies

Making a move to content management and single source publishing? If so, then understanding taxonomies is critical to your success. To get started, read Building Taxonomies, chapter 6 from Unlocking Knowledge Assets by Susan Conway and Char Sligar (Microsoft Press). The chapter is freely available online and provides an excellent starting point for those seeking to understand taxonomies, metadata, and navigational issues.

Additional resources:

• A Metadata Primer (from CMS Watch)
• Ten Taxonomy Myths
• A Taxonomy Primer