A presentation given by Matt Moore at ANZSI 2011.

1. Folksonomies ANZSI Conference 2011 Matt Moore Innotecture

6. Linked Data

8. Folksonomies “Folksonomy is the result of personal free tagging of information and objects (anything with a URL) for one's own retrieval. The tagging is done in a social environment (usually shared and open to others). Folksonomy is created from the act of tagging by the person consuming the information. The value in this external tagging is derived from people using their own vocabulary and adding explicit meaning, which may come from inferred understanding of the information/object. People are not so much categorizing, as providing a means to connect items (placing hooks) to provide their meaning in their own understanding. In a few conversations around folksonomy and tagging in 2004 I stated, "folksonomy is tagging that works". This is still a strong belief the three tenets of a folksonomy: 1) tag; 2) object being tagged; and 3) identity, are core to disambiguation of tag terms and provide for a rich understanding of the object being tagged.” By: Thomas Vander Wal On: 2 February 2007 http://vanderwal.net/folksonomy.html

16. Linking Open Data cloud diagram, by Richard Cyganiak and AnjaJentzsch. http://lod-cloud.net/

22. Survey Background

23. USED FOR: Browsing Search Retrieval Sense Making 60% Classifies 19% Controlled Vocab 21% Hierarchy WHERE'S THE BUSINESS BABY? What is a taxonomy?

24. Taxonomy Use Does your organisation use taxonomies in the management of it’s information? Yes, developed by both selves & other orgs Yes, developed by ourselves Yes, developed by other orgs No

25. Software Use Does your organisation use any specialist software? Yes 31% No 69%

26. Taxonomy Maturity

27. Improving Taxonomies “No, there is no business driver to do so” “Yes, but the management don’t understand taxonomy and can’t communicate it well, so it’s enforced and used badly by most” “Yes, but there is little understanding of what is at middle management level and therefore no commitment”

28. Taxonomy Skills

29. Conclusions Don't believe (all) the hype… …but do pay attention. Talk about user / business outcomes not information management ones