Category Archives: Tagging

Taxonomies and Folksonomies

Thanks to Steve Wheeler (aka ) for picking up the conversation I started on Twitter  where I defined a Taxonomist as: One who organizes information in ways that make sense to content providers, rather that content users. Steve’s riposte was … Continue reading

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Taxonomies vs. Folksonomies

I wanted to get myself up to date on contemporary ideas around use of taxonomies vs. folksonomies and was drawn to a course being run by the UKeiG (part of CILIP). The course was led by a renowned and respected … Continue reading

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Information Evolution and Revolution

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