Taxonomy 101: Definition, Best Practices, and How It Complements Other IA Work

A taxonomy is a backstage structure that complements the visible navigation. Taxonomies support consistent information retrieval by creating formal metadata rules.


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Summary: A taxonomy is a backstage structure that complements the visible navigation. Taxonomies support consistent information retrieval by creating formal metadata rules.



What is a taxonomy and why does it matter for UX practitioners? In our UX Conference Information Architecture course, I often get asked what a taxonomy is, how to build one, and how it fits into the larger landscape of information-architecture (IA) work .

Taxonomies are what information-science professionals call controlled vocabularies — planned, prescriptive ways of adding descriptive metadata to content so that it can be retrieved effectively. The idea is that the taxonomy defines a limited set of terms for describing our content in the background; content creators must attach them to any new piece of content, with no ability to expand this vocabulary on an ad hoc basis.

Definition: A taxonomy is closed list of acceptable terms that are arranged hierarchically and are used to describe and classify content.



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