Panelists talk about auto-classification

Automatic Classification: A Panel Discussion FUMSI (Jan 2009) -- "Karen Loasby discusses automatic classification with freelance information architect Helen Lippell and BBC information architect Silver Oliver."

Panelists covered a lot of ground in this discussion: types of auto classification systems (2), problems the English language present, taxonomies and folksonomies, and situations in which auto-classification is suitable and when not.

"Taxonomies can be the glue of an automatic classification implementation. They are the vocabulary that rules, whether Boolean or statistical, are built upon, allowing concepts to be applied consistently to content. Taxonomies also provide the framework of relationships, such as synonyms and related terms between concepts - they help the automatic system to understand the domain in the way that users do."