Library Cataloging
I've added a tool to the side bar that allows free tagging. Currently it is only for the page. When I get some free time I'll see if I can tweak the code a bit so that it can be used for each post.I've been adding tags for each post in Technorati and Delicious for a while. But like Flickr, that is only sharing my personal tags. The real power of social tagging comes when others add their tags. The Wisdom of Crowds.
Folksonomies
- Worldcat Tagging
Tagging is now available in WorldCat. It will be interesting to see how extensive, and so useful, tagging becomes here. You and your users can now keep track of your favorite items in WorldCat through tags?keywords that help you classify or describe an...
- Tag Cleaner
Bring some consistency to your tagging with Delicious Tag CleanerWhat would a "Delicious Tag Cleaner" be? It is tool for removing unnecessary tags from your del.icio.us account.... If you're like me, you probably have thousands of bookmarks collected...
- Structure And Form Of Folksonomy Tags
Structure and form of folksonomy tags: The road to the public library catalogue by Louise Spiteri appears in Webology 4(2).Folksonomies have the potential to add much value to public library catalogues by enabling clients to: store, maintain, and organize...
- Tagging At Amazon And Librarything
Tim at LibraryThing has a long post, an article would be a better description, comparing tagging at Amazon and LibraryThing. When tags work and when they don't: Amazon and LibraryThing draws some conclusions based on the differences in the number...
- Tagging
I recently finished listening to a podcast about tagging by Talis. Some very good points, well worth listening to.However, I think they did not see beyond the social aspects of tagging. It is true that there has to be a certain mass of tags for them to...
Library Cataloging
Free Tagging
I've added a tool to the side bar that allows free tagging. Currently it is only for the page. When I get some free time I'll see if I can tweak the code a bit so that it can be used for each post.I've been adding tags for each post in Technorati and Delicious for a while. But like Flickr, that is only sharing my personal tags. The real power of social tagging comes when others add their tags. The Wisdom of Crowds.
Folksonomies
- Worldcat Tagging
Tagging is now available in WorldCat. It will be interesting to see how extensive, and so useful, tagging becomes here. You and your users can now keep track of your favorite items in WorldCat through tags?keywords that help you classify or describe an...
- Tag Cleaner
Bring some consistency to your tagging with Delicious Tag CleanerWhat would a "Delicious Tag Cleaner" be? It is tool for removing unnecessary tags from your del.icio.us account.... If you're like me, you probably have thousands of bookmarks collected...
- Structure And Form Of Folksonomy Tags
Structure and form of folksonomy tags: The road to the public library catalogue by Louise Spiteri appears in Webology 4(2).Folksonomies have the potential to add much value to public library catalogues by enabling clients to: store, maintain, and organize...
- Tagging At Amazon And Librarything
Tim at LibraryThing has a long post, an article would be a better description, comparing tagging at Amazon and LibraryThing. When tags work and when they don't: Amazon and LibraryThing draws some conclusions based on the differences in the number...
- Tagging
I recently finished listening to a podcast about tagging by Talis. Some very good points, well worth listening to.However, I think they did not see beyond the social aspects of tagging. It is true that there has to be a certain mass of tags for them to...