Notes on Operations: IGAPS: A Taxonomy and Facet Classification System

Authors

  • John Pell
  • Meghan Huppuch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.61n3.134

Abstract

This paper describes an assessment of the information management practices at International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region and the development and implementation of an information management pilot for that organization. The pilot included the development of a taxonomy to classify the organization’s documents, training in basic citation practices, and a decentralized model for building an organized library of documents within the citation management software Mendeley. The authors discuss the pilot’s taxonomy within the context of literature on taxonomy development and offers strategic recommendations for improving the information management practices of not-for-profit organizations that lack dedicated information management staff.

Author Biography

John Pell

John Pell (jpell@hunter.cuny.edu) is an Assistant Professor at Hunter College Library in New York, New York. Meghan Huppuch (meghan.huppuch@gmail.com) is a communications professional at a philanthropic foundation.

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Published

2017-07-14

Issue

Vol. 61 No. 3 (2017): July

Section

Notes on Operations

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