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Today What are folksonomy and social tagging? Introduction to del.icio.us Why tag at the reference desk? Tagging at the reference desk: The new topic Tagging at the reference desk: Follow-up resources Tagging at the reference desk: Deja vu del.icio.us self help and tag clouds Challenges Hands-on and questions

What are folksonomy and social tagging?

Introduction to del.icio.us

Why tag at the reference desk?

Tagging at the reference desk: The new topic

Tagging at the reference desk: Follow-up resources

Tagging at the reference desk: Deja vu

del.icio.us self help and tag clouds

Challenges

Hands-on and questions

Library 2.0 Tuesdays yet another overview what now? lecture focused practical hands-on wiki blog collaboration forum microblog social engagement share mobility partipation personalization rss

Moodle Open source learning management system Nearly 50 thousand registered Moodle sites @ ALA (classes.ala.org)

Open source learning management system

Nearly 50 thousand registered Moodle sites

@ ALA (classes.ala.org)

Folksonomy and Social Tagging No central authority. Tag vocabulary is social and continuously evolving. Tags are social and sharable. Admire someone else's links? Subscribe to them! Or, share a link with your del.icio.us friends or colleagues.

No central authority. Tag vocabulary is social and continuously evolving.

Tags are social and sharable. Admire someone else's links? Subscribe to them!

Or, share a link with your del.icio.us friends or colleagues.

del.icio.us Simplest use: portable bookmarks Search sites by “popular vote” Display tag clouds and links via RSS Share and subscribe to links among a network of friends and colleagues.

Simplest use: portable bookmarks

Search sites by “popular vote”

Display tag clouds and links via RSS

Share and subscribe to links among a network of friends and colleagues.

del.icio.us Reference Why tag at the reference desk? In-depth reference questions result in new knowledge of information resources. Social tagging shares that knowledge with other staff and with users.

In-depth reference questions result in new knowledge of information resources.

Social tagging shares that knowledge with other staff and with users.

del.icio.us Reference The new topic. Where can I find commuting statistics for Massachusetts residents? Massachusetts State Data Center http://www.massbenchmarks.org/statedata/data.htm U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html Federal Highway Administration http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/jtw/

Where can I find commuting statistics for Massachusetts residents?

Massachusetts State Data Center http://www.massbenchmarks.org/statedata/data.htm

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/journey.html

Federal Highway Administration http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/jtw/

del.icio.us Reference The new topic.

del.icio.us Reference Follow-up resources. New ->

del.icio.us Reference Deja vu. Hi! Where can I find commuting statistics for Massachusetts? http://del.icio.us/sspohnjr/journey-to-work

Hi! Where can I find commuting statistics for Massachusetts?

http://del.icio.us/sspohnjr/journey-to-work

del.icio.us Self Help and Tag Clouds

Challenges Linking to articles in library databases. Try other options like Zotero or CiteULike. Adding a link to multiple accounts. Add “for: yourotheraccount ” as a tag.

Linking to articles in library databases.

Try other options like Zotero or CiteULike.

Adding a link to multiple accounts.

Add “for: yourotheraccount ” as a tag.

Hands-on and Questions Hands-on Try del.icio.us for yourself and imagine the possibilities at your Reference Desk or other applications at your library. Stay in touch Erin Logsdon logsdon@nelinet.net taxonomylady Stephen Spohn [email_address] sspohnjr Thank you Thanks for your time! Let us know about your successes and challenges using del.icio.us at your organization.

Hands-on

Try del.icio.us for yourself and imagine the possibilities at your Reference Desk or other applications at your library.

Stay in touch

Erin Logsdon logsdon@nelinet.net taxonomylady

Stephen Spohn [email_address] sspohnjr

Thank you

Thanks for your time! Let us know about your successes and challenges using del.icio.us at your organization.