ContextualAnalysis, LLC
provides consulting services focusing in metadata and taxonomy development, as well as information architecture and back-of-book indexing.
We believe that there are no easy solutions, no cookie-cutter answers, to your unique set of business needs.
We take the time to understand what is important to you before we begin offering solutions.
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6530 N. Greenview Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
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Metadata
and Content Management Systems: An Introduction
for Indexers (PDF, 203KB)
The Indexer, Vol. 24, No. 2, October 2004
Although many companies are implementing content
management systems that require metadata for their
proper operation, many organizations lack the expertise
to create proper metadata and controlled vocabularies.
Indexes, with their skills of concept identification
and term selection can extend their skills into
the area of CV development. This article provides
an introduction to the concepts and techniques indexers
will need to work in this area.
Read These Articles in Boxes
and Arrows
Controlled
Vocabularies: A Glosso-Thesaurus
by Karl Fast, Fred Leise
and Mike Steckel
In part 4 of the continuing series on controlled
vocabularies and faceted classification, the authors
present a glossary of terms to help cut through
through the verbiage often found in this field.
And this glossary is more than just a list of terms.
The glossary is itself a controlled vocabulary.
Synonym
Rings and Authority Files
by Karl Fast, Fred Leise
and Mike Steckel
The third in our series of articles, this provides details
about two of the simplest types of controlled vocabularies.
Creating
a Controlled Vocabulary
by Karl Fast, Fred Leise
and Mike Steckel
The second in our series of articles, this discusses
one methodology for creating a controlled vocabulary.
All
About Facets & Controlled Vocabularies
by Karl Fast, Mike Steckel
and Fred Leise
This is the first in a series of articles offering an
introduction to controlled vocabularies and faceted
classification, showing how they can be created and
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New Publication: "Indexing in the Electronic World" in Starting an Indexing Business, 4th ed.
This significantly revised edition of the must-have reference for new
and aspiring freelance indexers includes advice on these topics and more:
- Setting up an indexing business
- How indexers learn their trade and stay up-to-date
- Finding clients and setting fees
- Packagers: Who are they and what do they do?
- Indexing while holding a full-time job
- Liability issues
The book also includes a sample letter of agreement setting out terms between an
indexer and author, a
mini-salary survey with insight into the earnings potential in the field, and a handy business start-up
checklist.
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Recent Publication:
"Controlled vocabularies: an introduction"
in The Indexer: the international
journal of indexing, Volume 26, Number 3, September 2008, pp. 121–126
This article introduces basic concepts and terminology associated with the field of
controlled vocabularies.
General topics discussed are indexes versus controlled vocabularies (CVs), an introduction
to what CVs are and how they are used, the use of facets with controlled vocabularies, and CV governance and
maintenance issues.
Indexing for Editors and Authors: A Practical Guide to Understanding Indexes
Published May 2008
by Information Today, Inc.
Designed for editors, authors, and project managers, this book explains what indexes are, types of indexes, characteristics of good indexes, and format and length considerations.
Included are dozens of practical tips and over 100 examples of both good and bad indexing practices.
The authors also detail the process of hiring an indexer, editor/author/indexer relationships, and editing a completed index.
This book is also a useful guide to indexers on navigating the sometimes turbulent waters of the publishing process; it also includes useful information on how to explain indexing processes to authors and editors.
Co-authored with Kate Mertes and Nan Badgett for the American Society for Indexing.
Order now.
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