Taxonomies to enhance search

Two excellent articles by Penny Crosman in Intelligent Enterprise on the use of taxonomies to enhance search.

Search in Focus: Implementing a Taxonomy (Dec 2006)

" Search engines don't know the difference between reading glasses and drinking glasses, but a taxonomy puts your query in context. We outline several ways to build taxonomies, ranging from the tough but potentially more accurate approach of building from scratch to the easier but potentially compromised approach of buying a prebuilt taxonomy or using automated clustering software. "

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The Perfect Search (March 2006)

"Google-style search is all right for some, but an enterprise search demands a mix of technologies and techniques that lead to better accuracy."

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