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Week 7: Social Bookmarking & Tagging
Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, students will:
- have gained an understanding of the way social bookmarking tools work by exploring tools such as del.icio.us and Connotea.
- have explored the world of tagging and distributed research.
- have developed their own ideas on the possible applications for tagging and social bookmarking in a library context.
Readings
- Social Bookmarking in Plain English, The Common Craft Show (audio + video)
- Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review, Hammond et al.
- Tagging, Lee Rainie (Pew Internet & American Life Project Memo)
- Cornucopia of the commons, John Udell
- Even tastier del.icio.us, Philip J Hollenback
- The Del.icio.us Lesson, Joshua Porter
- Tagging on Flickr & del.icio.us, Andrea Mercado
Case Studies
- Buley Library Physics Subject Guide
Generated using the "link rolls" function in del.icio.us - Chelmsford Public Library :: Subject Guide :: Consumer Information Resources
A subject guide partially generated using del.icio.us "link roll" - Lupton Library - Interesting Websites
List of interesting websites syndicated on library website (uses del.icio.us "link roll") - PennTags
A homegrown del.icio.us-type tagging utility at UPenn. - Seldovia Public Library
"Reference Links" in sidebar are from del.icio.us (another example of "link roll"
Things to do this week
- Read the articles and explore the case studies for this week and post your thoughts & comments to your blog. The case studies for the week illustrate a range of uses for social bookmarking tools in libraries. Once you’ve explored these examples, think about some other possible uses of the format/technology in libraries and post your ideas to your blog. Don't forget our weekly deadline for blogging is 9 am, Friday. Remember to check out your classmates' posts too and respond (where appropriate) in the comments.
- If you’re comfortable with del.icio.us and would like to try another bookmarking/tagging tool, have a look at blinklist, citeulike, or connotea. If you’re feeling adventurous and if you are a firefox user, check out Zotero (only works on Firefox 2.0+). As you explore these tools, consider the implications for libraries - how will research be impacted by social bookmarking tools and can libraries harness the power of these applications? If so, how?
- This week is a good time for us to reflect on the social bookmarking we’ve been doing for this class (via del.icio.us). What are your impressions of the utility of such an exercise in a distance education environment? If you were to pick what you liked best and worst about the practice of distributed research, what would that be? Post your feedback to your blog.
- Continue tagging pertinent content in del.icio.us using the "lis9763" tag.