Folksonomy as a Thing for a Library. An analysis of user generated metadata in LibraryThing. Export

@article{citeulike:4306193, abstract = {In recent years, grassroots categorization tools have appeared on the internet, dubbed ” folksonomies”. Categorization is done by adding keywords to resources, called ” tags”. One such folksonomy is used by the website LibraryThing, which provides the possibility to catalog books online. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the site in defining the aboutness of books, as well as the difference in tagging behavior between non-professional and professional catalogers. It is argued that folksonomies can provide useful insights and add complementary terms to traditional classification schemes.}, author = {Sterken, Vincent}, citeulike-article-id = {4306193}, journal = {Bladen voor Documentatie - Cahiers de la Documentation}, keywords = {categorization, classification, folksonomy, librarything, subjectheadings, tagging}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2009-04-14 08:13:39}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Belgische Vereniging voor Documentatie (BVD)}, title = {Folksonomy as a Thing for a Library. An analysis of user generated metadata in LibraryThing.}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4306193 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4306193 N2 - In recent years, grassroots categorization tools have appeared on the internet, dubbed “folksonomies”. Categorization is done by adding keywords to resources, called “tags”. One such folksonomy is used by the website LibraryThing, which provides the possibility to catalog books online. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the site in defining the aboutness of books, as well as the difference in tagging behavior between non-professional and professional catalogers. It is argued that folksonomies can provide useful insights and add complementary terms to traditional classification schemes. IS - 1 JF - Bladen voor Documentatie - Cahiers de la Documentation TI - Folksonomy as a Thing for a Library. An analysis of user generated metadata in LibraryThing. PB - Belgische Vereniging voor Documentatie (BVD) KW - categorization KW - classification KW - folksonomy KW - librarything KW - subjectheadings KW - tagging AU - Sterken, Vincent PY - 2009/// ER -