Labeling and Taxonomy Development Flashcards
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What is 'taxonomic drift' in an enterprise taxonomy?
Answer: Gradual uncontrolled divergence of a taxonomy from its original design due to ad hoc changes
Taxonomic drift occurs when incremental, unreviewed additions and edits cause the taxonomy to lose consistency and coherence over time.
A 'bottom-up' approach to taxonomy development is best suited when:
Answer: A large existing content collection needs to be analyzed to discover natural groupings
Bottom-up taxonomy development analyzes existing content to identify natural clusters and emergent categories, ideal when the domain is complex or content-driven.
Which of the following best describes a 'flat' taxonomy?
Answer: A single-level list of terms with no parent-child relationships
A flat taxonomy is essentially a simple, unstructured list of terms without hierarchical relationships between them.
Label consistency across a website is most directly governed by:
Answer: A style guide or terminology standard
A style guide or terminology standard ensures that labels, headings, and navigation terms follow consistent naming conventions across all pages.
When taxonomy nodes become too numerous at a single level (more than ~7–9 items), the recommended IA solution is to:
Answer: Introduce intermediate subcategories to chunk the list
Introducing intermediate subcategories reduces cognitive load by grouping sibling nodes into chunks of manageable size, aligning with Miller's Law.
In enterprise taxonomy governance, who typically serves as the 'taxonomy steward'?
Answer: A designated expert responsible for maintaining, approving, and evolving the taxonomy
A taxonomy steward owns ongoing maintenance, adjudicates term proposals, and ensures the taxonomy aligns with organizational and user needs over time.
The 'USE' and 'UF' (Used For) references in a controlled vocabulary serve what purpose?
Answer: They redirect users from non-preferred synonyms to the authorized preferred term
USE directs users from a non-preferred term to the preferred one, while UF (Used For) marks the preferred term's record to show which non-preferred terms point to it.