Pew Research Center: Tagging Play February 28, 2007
Posted by Rachel in 2.0, In The News.trackback
“Just as the internet allows users to create and share their own media, it is also enabling them to organize digital material their own way, rather than relying on pre-existing formats for classifying information.
A December 2006 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 28% of internet users – and 7% on any typical day – have tagged or categorized online content such as photos, news stories or blog posts.”
Tagging is something I have talked to a few WML staff about and how it’s really changing the way we organize and find information online. I don’t see major library databases departing from their internal thesari or subject headings, but I think I remember hearing that Primo has the potential for tagging to be used at some point. I think non-librarian users would enjoy tagging a book or journal in Primo. But when we get to the time when Primo is ready for it, we may not take advantage of it.
Anyway, for the complete article, go here: Pew Research Center: Tagging Play
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