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Cataloging and You: Measuring the Efficacy of a Folksonomy for Subject Analysis

Folksonomies, or user-created taxonomies, are currently used as collaborative tools to describe images, films, hyperlinks, and other objects and documents. LibraryThing is a website that lets users catalog their own book collections through the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings and social tagging. This paper records the results of exploratory research focusing on the connection between folksonomies and controlled vocabulary and utilizing LibraryThing as a possible benchmark to measure taggingâ s efficacy and accuracy as an instrument for subject analysis.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/106434
Date January 2007
CreatorsSmith, Tiffany
ContributorsLussky, Joan
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeConference Paper

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