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Introducing Web 2.0: social search for health librarians Barsky, Eugene; Cho, Allan

Abstract

Although social searching is not a new phenomenon, its features of collaboration, conversation, and interaction in a social space among users make it an imperative element of Web 2.0 technologies. The emerging popularity of folksonomies with users generating their own labeling system has allowed social searching to distinguish itself from traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo. This paper discusses a number of social search tools, including Google Custom Search, Del.icio.us, Youtube, and Flickr, tools that the authors find useful for the practice of a health information professional.

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Title
Introducing Web 2.0: social search for health librarians
Creator
Barsky, Eugene; Cho, Allan
Publisher
National Research Press
Date Issued
2007
Description
Although social searching is not a new phenomenon, its features of collaboration, conversation, and interaction in a social space among users make it an imperative element of Web 2.0 technologies. The emerging popularity of folksonomies with users generating their own labeling system has allowed social searching to distinguish itself from traditional search engines such as Google and Yahoo. This paper discusses a number of social search tools, including Google Custom Search, Del.icio.us, Youtube, and Flickr, tools that the authors find useful for the practice of a health information professional.
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48370 bytes
Subject
Web 2.0; Health Libraries; Health Librarians; Social Software; Health Sciences
Genre
Article
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-02-28
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
All rights reserved
DOI
10.14288/1.0077889
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/498
Affiliation
Library, UBC
Citation
Barsky E., & Cho A. Introducing Web 2.0: social search for health librarians. J Can Health Libr Assoc 2007; 28(2):59-61.
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Eugene Barsky and Allan Cho
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