folksonomy and the art museum
j. trant
Part 1: Folksonomy and Social Tagging
What is folksonomy?
social tagging = process
folksonomy = result
Social tagging environments
- del.icio.us [jtrant]
- flickr [jtrant] [tags]
- connotea [folksonomy]
- citeUlike
- espgame.org
Possibilities with Folksonomy
- Cooperation and Collaboration
- Broad representation of viewpoints
- Flexibility
- Personalization
Problems with Folksonomy
- term consistency: synonomy | specificity | precision
- personality | personal focus
- Jon Udell: language evolution in del.icio.us
Opportunities with Folksonomy and Social Tagging
- user focused language my del.icio.us
- popularity (of tags or things tagged): del.icio.us home page
- categorization: facetious
- visualization / tag clouds: My Fonts TagCloud
- social network evaluation: Collaborative Rank
- just plain fun: spell with Flickr | Related Tag Browser | kittenwar.com
Part 2: Tagging Art
Challenges of Description
folksonomy live!
- an experiment [ppt]
Examples of Museum Cataloguing
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11. Diana and the Stag (1979.206.497)
from the MMA's collections management system (PDF) - 13. Terracotta calyx-krater (1972.11.10)
from the public Web site - 15.
The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Tour (Scroll)
from the public Web site: Timeline of Art History - 16. Eurydice Bitten by the Snake, 1930
from the public Web site - 17. Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute
from the public Web site - Qur'an manuscript, 1307-1308/ A.H. 707; Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)(55.44)
on the public Web site; (also on the Timeline) - 20. The
Death of Socrates (31.45)
from the public Web site - AMICO Data Specification
Things to Discuss
- What kinds of terms were assigned?
- What classes of terms were used?
- What is present or absent in the museum documentation?
- Could social tagging and folksonomy help?
Further Reading
von Ahn, L. and L. Dabbish (2004). Labeling Images with a Computer Game. CHI 2004, Vienna, Austria, ACM.
Bearman, D. and J. Trant (2005). "Social Terminology Enhancement through Vernacular Engagement: Exploring Collaborative Annotation to Encourage Interaction with Museum Collections." D-Lib Magazine 11(9). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september05/bearman/09bearman.html
Golder, S. A. and B. A. Huberman (2005). "The Structure of Collaborative Tagging Systems " Journal of Information Science([preprint Sept 8, 2005]). http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/idl/papers/tags/tags.pdf
Hammond, T., T. Hannay, et al. (2005). "Social Bookmarking Tools (I): A General Review." D-Lib Magazine 11(4). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april05/hammond/04hammond.html
Lund, B., T. Hammond, et al. (2005, April 2005). "Social Bookmarking Tools (II): A Case Study - Connotea." D-Lib Magazine 11(4). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april05/lund/04lund.html.
Mathes, A. (2004, December 2004). "Folksonomies - Cooperative Classification and Communication through Shared Metadata." Retrieved August 6, 2005, from http://www.adammathes.com/academic/computer-mediated-communication/folksonomies.html.