Heather Hedden

Taxonomist and author of The Accidental Taxonomist (book and blog), a long-running reference on practical taxonomy and metadata design. Her work directly informs faceted search: how many facets a taxonomy should expose, when a taxonomy should not be hierarchical, and how to customize facets for a given domain.

Notable Writing

• How Many Facets Should a Taxonomy Have — guidance on facet count vs. usability
• When a Taxonomy Should Not Be Hierarchical — flat vs. tree structures
• Customizing Taxonomy Facets — tailoring facets to content and users

Related

• Search UX Research — the category of independent search-UX research sources
• Faceted Search — the search feature her taxonomy work underpins
• Search UX