Taxonomy visualization in support of the semi-automatic validation and optimization of organizational schemas

Katy Börner, Elisha Hardy, Bruce Herr, Todd Holloway and W. Bradford Paley

Journal of Informetrics, 2007, vol. 1, issue 3, 214-225

Abstract: Never before in history has mankind produced and had access to so much data, information, knowledge, and expertise as today. To organize, access, and manage these valuable assets effectively, we use taxonomies, classification hierarchies, ontologies, controlled vocabularies, and other approaches. We create directory structures for our files. We use organizational hierarchies to structure our work environment. However, the design and continuous update of these organizational schemas with potentially thousands of class nodes organizing millions of entities is challenging for any human being.

Keywords: Patents; Taxonomy; Ontology; Classification hierarchy; Visualization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2007.03.002

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