•Journal•ISSN: 1082-9873
D-lib Magazine
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
About: D-lib Magazine is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Digital library & Metadata. It has an ISSN identifier of 1082-9873. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 1103 publications have been published receiving 27219 citations.
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TL;DR: Social informatics has been a subject of systematic analytical and critical research for the last 25 years that has developed theories and findings that are pertinent to understanding the design, development, and operation of usable information systems.
Abstract: Originally published in D-Lib Magazine, January, 1999. Available at http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january99/kling/01kling.html Reprinted with permission. A serviceable working conception of “social info...
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TL;DR: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Erik DuvalErik.Duval@cs.kuleuven.ac.beStrategic FuturistAutodesk Wayne Hodginswayne.hodgins@autodesk.com
Abstract: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Erik DuvalErik.Duval@cs.kuleuven.ac.beStrategic FuturistAutodesk Wayne Hodginswayne.hodgins@autodesk.comAssociate Professor, The Information SchoolUniversity of Washington Stuart Suttonsasutton@u.washington.eduExecutive DirectorDublin Core Metadata Initiative Stuart L. WeibelWeibel@oclc.org
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TL;DR: What makes folksonomies work is looked at, with the premise that tags are no replacement for formal systems, but being the core quality that makes folksonomy tagging so useful.
Abstract: A folksonomy is a type of distributed classification system. It is usually created by a group of individuals, typically the resource users. Users add tags to online items, such as images, videos, bookmarks and text. These tags are then shared and sometimes refined. In this article we look at what makes folksonomies work. We agree with the premise that tags are no replacement for formal systems, but we see this as being the core quality that makes folksonomy tagging so useful
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TL;DR: Whatever the particular focus of the university IR, to be successful it must be filled with scholarly work of enduring value that is searched and cited.
Abstract: Institutional Repositories and the Adoption Problem An institutional repository (IR) is an electronic system that captures, preserves, and provides access to the digital work products of a community [1]. In a university setting, an IR may provide a place for faculty work, student theses and dissertations, e-journals, datasets and so on. Whatever the particular focus of the university IR, to be successful it must be filled with scholarly work of enduring value that is searched and cited.
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