del.icio.us docsor how I learned to stop hoarding my bookmarks and instead use them to fight crime (or at least use them for library projects!)

James R. Jacobs

Stanford University Libraries

jrjacobs@stanford.edu

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del.icio.us is...

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organization: http://del.icio.us/radlib

collaboration: http://del.icio.us/for/radlib

integration: http://snipurl.com/pwrguide

collection: http://del.icio.us/tag/IADeposit

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Huh?

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Let’s look athttp://del.icio.us/shall we?

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Hands-onor what to do when you encounter a web site that you want to tag(i.e., http://snipurl.com/docsarchive )

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1.Log in to http://del.icio.us/(or go to http://del.icio.us/register and sign up for an account)

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2. Do a little configuring of your browser of choice (you’re all using Firefox right?!) http://snipurl.com/deliciousaddon

add buttons to your browser’s toolbar.You’re now a delicious power racer!

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3. Browse to a web site (i.e., http://snipurl.com/docsarchive )

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4. Tag it “docs2.0.” Remember, tags are not folders. You can add as many tags as you want.

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Uncontrolled vocabulary: govt info vs govt_info (don’t forget the note!)

Wisdom of crowds: check out popular tags (folksonomy as grouping mechanism)

Meta Tags: go ahead and use them (i.e., for:user name, system:media:audio, system:filetype:pdf...)

A note on tags

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playing with linkrollsLive demo: DO try this at home!!

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Takeaways

Delicious is simple yet powerful

Delicious can help individuals collect the Web

Delicious can help a group get and stay organized

Delicious can integrate dynamically with other sites

Delicious is good for you!

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The end? Or just the beginning?!(music: Lebanese Blonde by Thievery Corporation)

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