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Tag Dictionaries & Social
BookmarkingMaggie Tsai and Anne Bubnic
What is Diigo?
Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other Stuff
Collaborative research tool
Knowledge-sharing community
Group Tag Dictionary
Allows groups of users to catalog and organize content.
Allows us to share bookmarks with others who have a common interest.
Makes it easier to access and search bookmarks
Group Tags Dictionaries
16 = max
Let’s look at some Diigo Groups ...
Exceeds
Tag Limit
Trends we observed...
All groups use more than 16 tags
3 Groups maxed out the number of tags that could be used
>50% of groups had as many tags as bookmarks
Two groups had significantly less tags than bookmarks.
Same Diigo Groups - New Info
Tagging Observations
Least amount of tags are used in groups where there are multiple contributers, but one dominant contributor.
Examples: Digital Citizenship Group and Let’s Manga
Most amount of tags are used in groups with large memberships and numerous regular contributors
Examples: Classroom 2.0, Diigo in Education and Education Diigo Groups
Possible Explanations for Tagging Patterns
Individuals view content with different lenses
User cross-tagging of multiple groups
Inconsistencies among groups in use of tags for similar content
Use of synonyms or word variations, typos
Content is tagged with no long-term purpose in mind.
Other patterns that contribute
to the problem
Group members who use too many tags to describe an article
People dropping articles into the wrong group
Multiple variations of the same word (singular, plural, synonym, misspelling)
Inconsistencies: Use of underscore or running two words together.
Examples: tagging variants in groups
Classroom 2.0
Diigo in Education
Common Tag errors
Misspellings/Typos
Variations of the same word
Synonyms for the same word
Underscore/no underscore
Forgetting to put quotes around two words (“21st century”)
Consequences of Tagging Errors
Impossible to retrieve comprehensive content later. Which list would you choose?
Tagging Tips for Group Moderators
Review group tags on a regular basis
Scan the list for synonyms, misspellings and words that got separated.
Consolidate tags where ever possible
Model good tagging behaviors - don’t over-tag!
Think about essential tags that would be needed to recall the content later.
Tag Clean-up processView all bookmarks -> View Bookmark Tags = Tag Edit Screen
Locate a tag that needs correction
Click on it to verify how that tag has been used.
Tag Clean-up (cont’d)
Go back to tag dictionary; click on edit
Correct the tag. Click on Save. Refresh screen.
If you combined two words, delete the orphan tag (example: 21st + century = “21st century.” The “century” tag is now an orphan. Delete it.