After looking at Del.icio.us and different tags,I see both advantages and challenges in using it. The first tutorial discussed how different these tags are from folders...yes, I agree that there is a sense of randomness to it. I really like the video because everything was explained very clearly. Next I explored the mtlib20 account and found that a bit overwhelming until I dug a little into it. Though I wasn't able to see the comments, I did see all of the tags.
If I were to use this in a library environment, I would want to "personalize" the tags as much as possible to be able to get to the info quickly. I would like to think that the tags I chose would be ones that others would search and then be able to use the sharing aspect. However, as I was looking at the way some of the sites were tagged, I think I would add some that are a little more detailed. I ran into this a little bit with Library Thing. If tags are too broad, they really are not as useful.
I do like the idea of being able to access bookmarks from any computer by using the Del.icio.us site. I see the potential value of using Del.icio.us for research assistance but I have such a variety of questions. I wonder if others would be able to use what I might find...
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I think you hit on one of the problem areas of social bookmarking/tagging. It's one thing if I want to organize my own bookmarks in delicious. Then whatever tags I choose to apply will no doubt work for me. If I want to be really general and get lots of results, fine. If I want to target and get more specific results, so be it.
But, if we're going to share them, then we'll have to agree to use common tags. And we could be heading toward controlled vocabulary...
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