Re: Automatic Facet Generation (Was: New year introductions)

Marcel van Mackelenbergh wrote:

> I see software that produce automatic classifications (Inxight, Empolis,
> Infolution). These classifications are using some open source standard
> (RDF, Topic Maps, etc.). Of course, technically, I can turn this output
> into faceted metadata. However:
> 1. does it make sense to turn automatically generated metadata into
> faceted metadata?

IMHO, only if it matches the requirements of the end user communities.

> 2. Does it require humans to determine what is a facet and what isn't? 

I think some facets could be easily derived automatically from data and 
documents. However, it might not be that useful so allowing an 
information designer to tweak the facets, assign priorities and 
disable/hide unwanted facets would be necessary.

> 3. Is there a guideline that tells when something is a good facet (not
> technically but from the user point of view)?

Does the facet get used? Do the users think it adds value or improves 
their ability to find information? (Of course, I have a software 
developer-centric view of the world. :-)

-- 
Regards
Andrew Hallam

Solution Architect
Digital Earth Pty Ltd
http://www.digitalearth.com.au


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