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Full-Day Workshop: Introduction to Taxonomies

Full-Day Workshop: Introduction to Taxonomies

The SLA Taxonomy Division is offering an array of sessions at the SLA Annual Conference this year (see here for full list), with sessions targeted to novices and experts alike. Of particular note is Introduction to Taxonomies, our continuing education workshop, which will be held during the conference. Full conference registration is not required for participation. Title: Introductions to [...]

UPDATE: Register today for “Best Practices for Classifying Enterprise Information”

UPDATE: Register today for “Best Practices for Classifying Enterprise Information”

UPDATE: Please note the new date for this event is April 25th. Registration is open for our next webinar – “Best Practices for Classifying Enterprise Information” with IBM’s Ralph Tamlyn – on April 25th. As always, the session is free to Taxonomy Division members. This session will also be open to non-members at two price-points [...]

Early-bird registration for SLA 2013 – open until April 12th

Early-bird registration for SLA 2013 – open until April 12th

Registration for the SLA Annual Conference in San Diego from June 9-11 is now open. During the conference the Taxonomy Division is offering a full slate of programs, two networking opportunities, and a full day of continuing education. A brief description of the programs we are offering is provided below. Please checkout the Taxonomy Division [...]

San Diego 2013 conference sessions

San Diego 2013 conference sessions

The 2013 SLA Annual Conference is still five months away, but you can get a head-start on your conference planning now. Descriptions of all of our taxonomy-related programs, networking opportunities, and our continuing education workshop are available now. New information will be added as it becomes available, so be sure to check back regularly. Click [...]

SLA and Taxonomy Division Membership Recruitment Contests

April 3, 2013

Do you know someone who would benefit from our webinars, mentoring, networking, or conference programs as a member of the SLA Taxonomy Division?  The Taxonomy Division board has decided to add a membership recruitment drive, coordinated with the overall SLA membership recruitment drive, SLA’s Get on the Beach Campaign. If you recruit new members for SLA and [...]

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SLA-SF Bay Region Chapter Webinar: Taxonomies: What are they and how are they useful?

February 26, 2013

The San Francisco Bay Region Chapter is hosting a webinar on taxonomies, presented by Margie Hlava, and has offered free admission to Taxonomy Division members. The deadline for this special offer is March 1, 2013. When: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 5:30 – 6:30pm (Pacific) See the San Francisco Bay Chapter website for complete details and [...]

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Minneapolis area No-Host dinner, March 5th – RSVP by March 1

February 26, 2013

If you’re in the Minneapolis area, the Taxonomy Division Networking Committee would like to invite you to a local no-host dinner. No-hosts provide a great opportunity to network, socialize and talk shop. Whether you’re a veteran taxonomist or someone hoping to learn a little more about the field, we encourage you to join us. When: [...]

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UPDATE: Slides and recording for Taxonomy and Metadata at the Associated Press

February 11, 2013

Amy Sweigert’s slides from her February 7th webinar are now available to members on the wiki. UPDATE: The session recording is available for download from the link above. If you are a current division member and do not have access to the wiki, please email your wiki user name to: membership@taxonomy.sla.org. Tweet

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Live dispatches from the SLA Leadership Conference

Live dispatches from the SLA Leadership Conference

February 7, 2013

Our Chair Janice Keeler and Chair-Elect Kathleen McElhinney are in Dallas this week for the 2013 SLA Leadership Conference. Follow us @SLATaxo for live dispatches from Janice and Kathleen as the conference progresses and check out #SLAleads for all the conference updates. Tweet

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Update: Registration closes at 5pm ET today for “Taxonomy and Metadata at the Associated Press” with Amy Sweigert

Update: Registration closes at 5pm ET today for “Taxonomy and Metadata at the Associated Press” with Amy Sweigert

February 6, 2013

UPDATE: Registration closes today at 5:00pm ET! Amy Sweigert’s presentation on AP’s metadata strategy is only one day away. Register today! Through the AP Metadata Services offering, the Associated Press is providing publishers with a standardized AP News Taxonomy, which in combination with the AP Tagging Service enables the automated creation of rich, semantic metadata. [...]

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Taxonomy Times – January 2013

Taxonomy Times – January 2013

January 31, 2013

Letter from the Chair – Janice Keeler A recent Tweet on our Division website said, “Thank you @SLATaxo for existing. Your website is very helpful!” We hope to continue providing useful services and resources during 2013. We have a good mix of new and continuing leaders in our elected and advisory boards and a lot [...]

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Webinar series: Registration is open for “Taxonomy and Metadata at the Associated Press”

Webinar series: Registration is open for “Taxonomy and Metadata at the Associated Press”

January 11, 2013

Through the AP Metadata Services offering, the Associated Press is providing publishers with a standardized AP News Taxonomy, which in combination with the AP Tagging Service enables the automated creation of rich, semantic metadata. This metadata enables publishers to improve their connection with readers by increasing content relevance and generating new, targeted products and services, [...]

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