作者: Marliese Thomas , Dana M. Caudle , Cecilia M. Schmitz
DOI: 10.1108/07378830910988540
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摘要: Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide a quantitative analysis the extent which folksonomies replicate Library Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) see if would successfully complement cataloger‐supplied subject headings in library catalogs.Design/methodology/approach paper compares social tags and LC for ten books from various library‐related applications including next generation OPACs LibraryThing by ranking using scales modified research Golder Huberman, Voorbij, Kipp.Findings Social tagging does indeed augment LCSH providing additional access resources.Research limitations/implications Several our lacked we chose study. Tags are primarily taken LibraryThing.Practical implications A hybrid catalog combining both folksonomy result richer metadata be stronger than sum its parts, giving patrons best both...