2019 IA Conference
March 23, 2019
Taxonomies are almost always built for specific domains. Can a taxonomy built for a particular market in one language be transposed onto another and retain its value? This presentation will consider the intricacies of translating an occupational taxonomy into different markets and different languages. Is the Spanish job title chofer the same thing as the English driver? How do we handle the fact that an American registrar is an administrative…