1. MLW 2004 Columbia, SC 1 A Taxonomy for Metadata and Information Architecture A case study from the Dudley Knox Library at the Naval Postgraduate School Jim Ungar Web Services Librarian

2. 2 Agenda Taxonomy and Information Architecture defined Project description and objectives Taxonomy development process Transforming the taxonomy to an information architecture Usability Testing Taxonomy for search Challenges Next steps

3. 3 Taxonomy and Information Architecture defined Taxonomy Librarians Hierarchical term listing Used for: Classification Metadata authority Term relationships Information Architecture End users Structure Navigation