Building bridges: mapping diverse taxonomies for a seamless user navigation experience
Fran AlexanderTaxonomy ManagerBBC Information and Archives. July 2011.All views expressed are my own personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect any official BBC policy.
Introduction
2.3 million items of TV and video
300,000 hours of audio
still photographs, sheet music, and documents
4,000 loans per week
The BBC archive
Different user groups
specialist archive researchers
information researchers
nations and regions users
asset managers
Existing archival KOSs
2 major classifications – Lonclass and Telclass
14 other taxonomies
over 70 keyword lists
DMI/Fabric project
launched in 2008
change business practice from an indexing approach
preserve semantic richness
facilitate interoperability
build range of interfaces
Analysis of classifications
© Siemens AG 2008.
Decomposition
Mapping methods and policies
homonyms
general concepts
synonyms
determining the most appropriate mapping level
Accuracy of mapping – Strix to Lonclass
Future research
deriving ontologies from existing classifications
aggregating ontologies
developing a consensus of meanings
extending SKOS
Same as before: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toms/4055519909/
Conclusion - build bridges
metadata is content
create a mapping methodology
preserve rich semantics
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Acknowledgements: Andy Heather, Victoria Cowan