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The ILO Taxonomy was designed by the ILO Library as a tool for retrieving information from the ILO website. Its structure therefore closely reflects the work programme of the ILO and is used by ILO departments and Field Offices for describing the content of their web pages and for searching the ILO web site. It is also well suited for use as a subject classification system for arranging collections in small libraries or labour information centres.
What is a taxonomy?
A taxonomy is a collection of terms organized in a hierarchical structure. Each term used in the ILO Taxonomy is assigned a unique number composed of a letter and digits.
What is the difference between a taxonomy and a thesaurus?
The main difference between the ILO Taxonomy and the ILO Thesaurus is its purpose. As mentioned above, the Taxonomy was designed to facilitate information retrieval from the ILO website. The Thesaurus, on the other hand, is designed to cover a much greater range of subjects and is not specific to the work of the ILO. The ILO Taxonomy is more flexible in use than the ILO Thesaurus; if necessary, the user can add, modify or remove terms. Because of its simple structure, the Taxonomy can be easily tailored to local environments. As with the ILO Thesaurus, the ILO Taxonomy can be used as a subject classification system for collection arrangement in small libraries or labour information centres.
The ILO Taxonomy comprises 400 labour-related terms arranged into 25 subject groups. Each subject group is designated by a letter:
- A work
- B working conditions
- C labour relations
- D labour law
- E social protection
- F education
- G economic and social development
- H economy
- I finance
- J economic sectors
- K trade
- L human rights
- M international cooperation
- N government and public administration
- O society
- P population
- Q health
- R environment
- S technology
- T management
- U statistics
- V research
- W information resources
- X countries and areas
- Z ILO
Within each subject category the terms are arranged into a hierarchy by using digits:
- A.20 employment
- A.20.01 clandestine employment
- A.20.02 informal employment
For more information on the ILO Taxonomy and ILO Thesaurus, please contact the ILO Library: inform@ilo.org.
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