Patterns in Tagging: An Analysis of Collaborative Classification Practices in Social Bookmarking Tools

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Connections 2006 in Syracuse, NY, May 20-21 / This study analyses the tagging patterns exhibited by users of del.icio.us and citeulike. Frequency data, coword analysis and thesaural comparisons are used to examine tagging practices and determine where they are continuous or discontinuous with traditional classification and indexing. Results show many commonalities and some intriguing differences.

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1. Patterns in Tagging: An Analysis of Collaborative Classification Practices in Social Bookmarking Tools 2006-05,
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105721

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105721
Date	05 1900
Creators	Kipp, Margaret E. I.
Source Sets	University of Arizona
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Presentation