punkt. netServices and the PoolParty Team are conducting a survey about the usage of controlled vocabularies like taxonomiesTaxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word finds its roots in the Greek τάξις, taxis (meaning 'order' or 'arrangement') and νόμος, nomos (meaning 'law' or 'science'). Taxonomy uses taxonomic units, known as taxa. In addition, the word is also used as a count noun: ... or thesauri and related trends, tools and application scenarios.

Answering this questionnaire is anonymous and will only take 5 to 10 minutes. The survey is aimed at practitioners who are using or who are thinking about using controlled vocabulariesControlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval. They are used in subject indexing schemes, subject headings, thesauri and taxonomies. Controlled vocabulary schemes mandate the use of predefined, authorised terms that have been preselected by the designer of ... in their organisation.

This is your opportunity to give feedback about applications & usage of controlled vocabularies. Through your participation in the survey the knowledge management community will gain a better understanding of the potential of controlled vocabularies.

The survey will close on May 18th, 2011 – all participants will gain access to a report with the results within the following month.

Thank you for your help and cooperation!