Tagging Group

>WIKI

• http://uflibrary.pbwiki.com/tagging

>Tagging is… (discuss)

·                     private vs. public

·                     a way to bookmark URLs using keywords

·                     share resources with peers, students, etc…

>Tagging Project as envisioned last year by Jason

• user signs in w/ gatorlink
• public tags created for resource checked against controlled vocabulary
  • viewable by all
• private tags created for resource –uncontrolled
  • viewable only by user
• rating system (1-5 stars)
• comments for resource 
  • who monitors?

>Funding

·         2007-2008 Mini Grant Deadlines: Applications are due with Kelley Cunningham, Grants Coordinator, by Monday, October 1^st, at 5:00 p.m. The Grants Management Committee will review proposals during early October.

>Current Status

·                    Test Server

·                    Created test version of concept

·                    Linux machine acting strangely

·                    Currently the machine is too secure to demonstrate. I will figure out a way to make it accessible

·                    Security Issues.

o                   I programmed in PHP/SQL/Javascript/HTML

o                   Systems prefers  C#/SQL/Javascript/ASP.NET

>Future Projects

·                    DLC

o                   Stable URLs problem

·                    Endeca

o                   Cooperation with FCLA/SUS

>Options

• Develop a system on our own
• Develop a plan and get support for systems to code it?
• Purchase a 3^rd party service
  • Library Thing
• Create a method of using another system in our catalog. i.e. Connotea or Del.icio.us     
  • Wouldn’t be customizable or under our control