metatorial services inc * * Organizing Knowledge 4 ways to access and organization Content management education and service

metatorial services inc * * Bob Boiko Author –CM Bible (out in a few weeks) Consultant –Boeing, Motorola, Microsoft, etc. Teacher –iSchool, University of Washington iSchool.washington.edu Founder –Metatorial Services Developer –Database and XML systems

metatorial services inc * * Two reasons to get organized Management is for you –Effective collection –Effective storage –Effective publication Access is for them –What is in here? –How do I get to it? These two are not the same!!

metatorial services inc * * 4 ways to organize Hierarchies A system of phrases that classifies and sub-classifies information. Indexes Maps that you lay over your information. Cross references Paths through the information Sequences The set of preferred paths through the information

metatorial services inc * * Hierarchies Taxonomy * Outline * TOC * Tree * Nested List * Class Structure … … … … You Them

metatorial services inc * * Indexes Keywords * Thesaurus * Controlled Vocabulary I1 Finance I3 PR1 PR7 Administraion I3 I1 PR7 You <META name="keywords" content="Finance, Administration” > Finance 12, 33 See also, Finance Them

metatorial services inc * * Go Deeper! Designing Access Structures white paper Content Management Bible now on Amazon Concept of the week iSchool.washington.edu

metatorial services inc * * Cross References Hyperlink * Link * Association CR1 Formore Page1. For more info see, CR2 Prerequsite Page2 (for more info see,) <Img Src = “formore.gif” Alt = “Click here for more info”> For more info, see the section titled “Financial Guidelines.” <Img Src = “prereq.gif” Alt = “Click here if you don’t understand”> (for more information see the section titled “Financial Basics”)

metatorial services inc * * Sequences Managed within your –Hierarchies –Indexes –Special sequence structures Represented like cross references