DIY Librarian » Ontologies http://diylibrarian.org Librarianship for the people Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:02:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Ontologies: What should you know? http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2008/04/15/ontologies-what-should-you-know/ http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2008/04/15/ontologies-what-should-you-know/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:16 +0000 Tara http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2008/04/15/ontologies-what-should-you-know/ I kept hearing people talking about ontologies, and was embarrassed that I, as a professional librarian, didn’t really know what they were. That all changed when I attended a program by Brandy King at SLA 2007. Not only does Brandy know ontologies inside and out (she developed one for a database at the Center on Media and Child Health) but she is really good at explaining the concept. In fact, she has a new book out. And now I can proudly explain that an ontology is a set of concepts and the relationship between those concepts, and can make for great search results (for example, in the CMCH database).

I’m really excited that Brandy will be teaching a continuing education course (Ontologies: What should librarians know?) at SLA 2008 in Seattle, and that my own Social Science Division is sponsoring it. There is still space in the class, so if you’re thinking about attending SLA 2008, sign up for the course. It will be on Sunday morning, before the main conference kicks off.

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