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  • Paperback: 275 pages
  • Publisher: Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd (3 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1843342278
  • ISBN-13: 978-1843342274
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 41,702 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Taxonomies are often thought to play a niche role within content-oriented knowledge management projects. They are thought to be 'nice to have' but not essential. In this groundbreaking book, Patrick Lambe shows how they play an integral role in helping organizations coordinate and communicate effectively. Through a series of case studies, he demonstrates the range of ways in which taxonomies can help organizations to leverage and articulate their knowledge. A step-by-step guide in the book to running a taxonomy project is full of practical advice for knowledge managers and business owners alike. Key Features Written in a clear, accessible style, demystifying the jargon surrounding taxonomies Case studies give real world examples of taxonomies in use Step-by-step guides take the reader through the key stages in a taxonomy project Decision-making frameworks and example questionnaires Clear description of how taxonomies relate to technology applications. Readership This book is written primarily for knowledge managers and key stakeholders in knowledge management projects. However, it is also useful to all information professionals who wish to understand the role of taxonomies in a corporate setting. It may be used as a teaching text for postgraduate students in Information Studies, Library Science, and Knowledge Management, as well as at MBA level. Contents Part One: Dealing with Babel - the problem of coordination; why taxonomies are important; definitions; taxonomy as a common language; taxonomies express what is important; socially constructed; the business case for taxonomies; taxonomies in KM, collaboration, expertise management and information management; taxonomies, typologies and sensemaking Part Two: Fixing the foundations: planning your taxonomy project - understanding your context; identifying and engaging stakeholders; defining your purpose; planning your approach; communicating and setting expectations; managing myths; how NOT to do a taxonomy project; a taxonomy as a standard; digital information, hierarchies and facets Part Three: Building the floors: implementing your taxonomy project - Implicit taxonomies; evidence gathering; analysis or sensemaking; validation principles and techniques; change management and learning; taxonomy sustainability and governance; taxonomies and technology; measuring success Part Four: Looking skywards: the future of taxonomies - complexity and sensemaking; taxonomies as sensemaking frameworks and patterns; taxonomies and serendipity; taxonomies and ambiguity; anti-taxonomy and folksonomies; taxonomies, ignorance and power; taxonomies and organisational renewal


About the Author

Patrick Lambe is a widely respected knowledge management consultant based in Singapore. His Master's degree from University College London is in Information Studies and Librarianship, and he has worked as a professional librarian, as a trainer and instructional designer, and as a business manager in operational and strategic roles. He has been active in the field of knowledge management and e-learning since 1998, and in 2002 founded his own consulting and research firm, Straits Knowledge, with a partner. He is former President of the Information and Knowledge Society, and is Adjunct Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Patrick speaks and writes internationally on knowledge management.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book with many facets, 5 Nov 2007
By Øyvind Marius Brande-lien (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book to get some input on methodology around taxonomy and to get the terminology sorted out. The book delivers! It is a book that can be read as a introduction to taxonomy, as a book for methodology for creating taxonomy, as a book for selling the idea of taxonomy to descission makers and a book to get ideas for how to improve your project/application.

Highly recommended and an easy read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Combines theory and practice in an acessible way, 1 Oct 2008
By B. Warsop (West Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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This book provides an accessible introduction to the conceptual frameworks as well as practical guidance on how to use them. I am very glad that I chose this one from the plethora of books on the subject. I bought "Everything is Miscellanous" at the same time which is anecdotal with very little that's solid to grab hold of.

Lambe is both an experienced consultant and an academic, and this book is both practical and theoretical. He doesn't seem to have been paid by the word, either, so the book is both shorter and easier to read than I expected, which is a mercy.

Highly recommended, if you can cope with the price.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Expensive for the information delivered, 27 Jul 2009
By colin_e (Nr. Reading, UK) - See all my reviews
I have no doubt that the book reflects real-life experience, but for me that experience was spread too thin to justify the not-inconsiderable cost. It's workmanlike stuff but I didn't find any real "aha!" insights in here, and for nearly £40 for a slim novel-size book without the room for large worked examples or a full exposition of a methodology, that's disappointing.
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