Labeling and Taxonomy Development Flashcards
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Which type of taxonomy is most appropriate for organizing products in a large e-commerce catalog with many cross-cutting attributes?
Answer: Faceted taxonomy
A faceted taxonomy lets customers filter by multiple independent attributes (color, size, brand, price) simultaneously, ideal for multidimensional product catalogs.
What is 'term specificity' in taxonomy design?
Answer: The degree of precision with which a term describes a concept, from broad to narrow
Term specificity refers to how narrowly or broadly a label defines a concept; highly specific terms reduce ambiguity but may limit recall in search.
Which approach helps reconcile two different departmental taxonomies into one unified enterprise taxonomy?
Answer: Taxonomy mapping or crosswalk to identify equivalent, related, and unique terms
A taxonomy crosswalk maps terms from one taxonomy to equivalent or related terms in another, enabling interoperability and supporting gradual merger.
In the context of labeling systems, 'iconic labels' are:
Answer: Visual symbols or images used in place of or alongside text to represent navigation options
Iconic labels use graphical symbols (icons) to convey meaning, often combined with text labels to improve recognition across language barriers.
What does 'exhaustivity' mean in the context of indexing and taxonomy?
Answer: The degree to which all relevant concepts in a document are represented in its indexing terms
Exhaustivity measures how thoroughly all the significant topics of a document are captured in its assigned index terms, affecting recall in search.
A taxonomy governance committee should meet to review term proposals primarily because:
Answer: Collaborative review prevents individual bias and ensures organizational consensus on new or changed terms
Committee review brings multiple stakeholder perspectives to bear, improving term quality and ensuring the taxonomy reflects shared organizational understanding.
When migrating content from an old taxonomy to a new one, what artifact is essential for ensuring no content is left unmapped?
Answer: A migration crosswalk mapping every old term to its new equivalent(s)
A migration crosswalk explicitly maps each legacy taxonomy term to one or more new terms, ensuring all classified content is correctly recategorized during migration.