Ten taxonomy myths from the Montague Institue Review.
Myth 1: A taxonomy can only be expressed as a hierarchical list of topics.
Myth 2: There is only one “right” taxonomy for each organization.
Myth 3: You can shortcut the taxonomy development process by wholesale adoption of someone else’s taxonomy.
Myth 4: Taxonomy applications (what the user sees) must conform to the same rules as the underlying taxonomy structure (how the data is stored in the computer).
Myth 5: You can create cost-effective taxonomies by investing in the end of the information life cycle (post-publication) and ignoring the beginning (content creation).
Myth 6: A corporate taxonomy should be derived solely from the content in a repository.
Myth 7: It’s OK to create separate taxonomies for people and documents.
Myth 8: Personal and departmental taxonomies do not need to be integrated with other corporate taxonomies.
Myth 9: Taxonomies should always be tightly integrated and computerized to achieve maximum efficiency.
Myth 10: Taxonomies should be funded and amanaged by a centralized IT function.
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