Introduction to folksonomies

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School of library, archival and information studies-University of British Columbia (SLAIS-UBC). Introduction to folksonomies [on line]. Available at: <http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/05-06-wt1/www/a_ens/intro.htm> (consulted on April 8, 2007)

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DC Title : Introduction to folksonomies

DC Creator : School of library, archival and information studies-University of British Columbia (SLAIS-UBC)

DC Subject : Broad folksonomy, folksonomy-based service, information organization, library classification, narrow folksonomy, user-controlled classification

DC Description.tableOfContents :

• Introduction to folksonomies
• What are folksonomies?
• Definition
• Synonyms and the terminology debate
• A short history of folksonomy
• What proponents love about folksonomies
• Personal benefit, flexible language, feedback
• Serendipitous browsing
• Inexpensiveness
• What detractors hate
• Usability
• Cost
• Lack of ethical forethought
• Flickr: a tool for the individual
• Del.icio.us: a tool for the many
• Tagging is not library classification: and it is not intended to be
• Physical (un)constraints
• Clairvoyance
• Demographics
• Fun with folksonomies
• Tag clouds
• Geotagging
• Graphing tag use
• Misleading tags
• The future
• The dystopians
• The utopians
• Conclusion
• References

DC Publisher : School of library, archival and information studies-University of British Columbia (SLAIS-UBC)

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DC Date.modified : 2005-11-19

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DC Identifier : http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/05-06-wt1/www/a_ens/intro.htm

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Folksonomies : power to the people

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QUINTARELLI, Emanuele. Folksonomies : power to the people. In: International society for knowledge organization Italy-University of Milano Bicocca (ISKO Italy-UniMiB) meeting, June 24, 2005, Milan [on line]. Available at: <http://www.iskoi.org/doc/folksonomies.htm> (consulted on March 28, 2007)

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DC Title : Folksonomies: power to the people

DC Creator : QUINTARELLI, Emanuele

DC Subject : Broad folksonomy, enterprise folksonomy, library classification, narrow folksonomy, user-generated classification, social web, taxonomy

DC Description.tableOfContents :

• Introduction
• Overview of classification schemes
• New information sources and mass amateurization of web publishing
• Limits of taxonomies
• Folksonomies: an emerging approach to distributed classification
• Folksonomies at work
• Broad and narrow folksonomies
• Properties of folksonomies
• Enterprise folksonomies
• Side benefits of folksonomies
• From trees to leaves: a comparison of taxonomies, facets and folksonomies
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography
• Further readings

DC Publisher : International society for knowledge organization (ISKO) Italia

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DC Date : 2005-06-15

DC Date.modified : 2005-11-14

DC Type : Text

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DC Identifier : http://www.iskoi.org/doc/folksonomies.htm

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Explaining and showing broad and narrow folksonomies

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VANDER WAL, Thomas. Explaining and showing broad and narrow folksonomies. Vanderwal.net [on line]. February 21, 2005. Available at: <http://www.vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=1635> (consulted on February 22, 2007)

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“I have been explaining the broad and narrow folksonomy in e-mail and in comments on others sites, as well as in the media (Wired News). There has still been some confusion, which is very understandable as it is a different concept that goes beyond a simple understanding of tagging. I have put together a couple graphics that should help provide a means to make this distinction some what clearer. The folksonomy is a means for people to tag objects (web pages, photos, videos, podcasts, etc., essentially anything that is internet addressable) using their own vocabulary so that it is easy for them to refind that information again. The folksonomy is most often also social so that others that use the same vocabulary will be able to find the object as well. It is important to note that folksonomies work best when the tags used to describe objects are in the common vocabulary and not what a person perceives others will call it (the tool works like no other for personal information management of information on the web, but is also shared with the world to help others find the information) […].”

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DC Title : Explaining and showing broad and narrow folksonomies

DC Creator : VANDER WAL, Thomas

DC Subject : Broad folksonomy, narrow folksonomy

DC Description.tableOfContents :

• Broad folksonomy

· Broad folksonomy and the power curve

· Narrow folksonomy

• Conclusion

DC Publisher : VANDER WAL,Thomas

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DC Date : 2005-02-21

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DC Identifier : http://www.vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=1635

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