Social+Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking: In her book,//Social Software in Libraries,// Meredith Farkas gives the following explanation of social bookmarking. "Social Bookmarking allows people to catalog the Web using terms that are familiar to them, and offers others the opportunity to find out what people with similar tastes are interested in. When people bookmark documents for themselves, they then by extension help other people find the items they have tagged and implicitly noted as being worthwhile." > > Try out these Social Bookmarking sites: > [|Delicious.com]-first social bookmarking system on the web > [|Trailfire.com] > [|Gurulib.com] > > Articles of Interest: > [|Taming the Beast.mht] > [|Social Bookmarking.mht] [|Why You Need Del.icio.us (and how to use it)]
 * Better way to collect links of interest and find them later
 * Lets others benefit from what others have tagged
 * Social bookmarking sites allow users to browse tags and tagged items in many ways, allowing them to explore beyond their own bookmarks.
 * Whether you are considering implementing a particular social tool in the library or are just curious about it, you can get a much better understanding of the social technology by trying it out.