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The Canadian Taxonomy of Human Services

The Canadian Taxonomy of Human Services. Lac Carling | May 1, 2007. Governance and Administration. Editorial Collaboration in Human Services. 2006 Sublicensing agreement Principle of collaboration 2006 to 2009 Critical Mass (Ontario) Creating a sustainable foundation

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The Canadian Taxonomy of Human Services

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  1. The CanadianTaxonomy of Human Services Lac Carling | May 1, 2007

  2. Governance and Administration

  3. Editorial Collaboration in Human Services 2006 Sublicensing agreement • Principle of collaboration 2006 to 2009 Critical Mass (Ontario) • Creating a sustainable foundation 2010 Community of editors • Open and active participation • I&R Sector leadership

  4. Taxonomy Background • Established in 1983, the AIRS/211LA Taxonomy of Human Services is a classification system that indexes community resources based on the services provided, resulting in optimal user search results. • In 2003, InformCanada adopted AIRS/211LA Taxonomy as the standard for a Pan Canadian, bilingual Taxonomy of Human Services. • 2007, the Taxonomy is an essential building block for the 211 service in Canada.

  5. About the Taxonomy • User warrant – developed and maintained with input, analysis and direction from users. • Conforms with ISO standards for an English language thesaurus. • 8,600 terms – hierarchical framework promotes broad alignment of databases. • Detailed definitions result in precise searching. • Firm architecture, but very flexible – can be expanded and deepened.

  6. Taxonomy in Canada • InformCanada official representative. • MOU with Findhelp until 2009. • English and French editors in Canada are actively engaged in working groups under the guidance of the 211Ontario.ca IR Manager and the 211 LA senior editor. • Mass conversion of community services databases across Ontario (approx. 50 editors).

  7. GSRM slide (to be finalized)

  8. Level 1

  9. Drilldown

  10. Next Steps • Canadian English language version complete; French language version available January 2008. • Train Taxonomy trainers (lead editors). • Train editors in Ontario. • Make training available throughout Canada. • Support growing network of editors across Canada and collaborative framework. • Maintain position as standard for 211 throughout Canada. • Broaden partnerships and utilization.

  11. More Information www.211Taxonomy.org www.InformCanada.ca www.211Ontario.info John Allec 211Ontario.ca Manager, Information Resources 416-392-xxxx Jallec@findhelp.ca

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