VUE. Information R/evolution. Depositing Learning Object with JORUM. Page navigation: Summary | Background/Context | Activities/Practice | Conclusions Author Dr Stuart Lee Oxford University Computer Services & English faculty University of Oxford Email: Stuart.Lee@oucs.ox.ac.uk Summary.
How to Kill a Knowledge Environment with a Taxonomy. How to Kill a Knowledge Environment with a Taxonomy We frequently encounter clients who are eager to apply their taxonomy structures to a variety of uses, including navigation structures in websites, general search and browsing in an intranet, and application to specialised content repositories.
The taxonomy becomes a standard vocabulary to which all applications must conform. They have, after all, invested considerable effort in developing their taxonomy, and now they want to get as much value out of it as possible. Now while there is considerable benefit to be gained from developing consistency and standards in vocabulary and categories across an organization (because it underpins knowledge sharing and coordination), too much standardization can be a very destructive thing. It is, in fact, the Linnaean trap of assuming that a single system can support all knowledge needs.