Web 2.0 and folksonomies in a library context
International Journal of Information ManagementPublished 29 June 2010
Svein Anfinnsen, Gheorghiță Ghinea, Sergio de Cesare
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The broad conclusion of this work is that folksonomies seem to have a beneficial effect on users' involvement as active library participants as well as encourage users to browse the catalogue in more depth.
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