Open AccessOpinions on the use and value of social tagging
Author(s) -
Normore Lorraine,
Blaylock Brandy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.2009.1450460384
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , mechanism (biology) , computer science , world wide web , data science , sociology , epistemology , machine learning , philosophy
The use of social tagging as a mechanism for enhancing access to information on social networking sites has been widely discussed. This study explores this issue by examining the views of students in two introductory information organization classes on participation in social networks, tag generation and the value of tagging.