Today we discussed metadata, controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and folksonomies. I hope you got a chance to experiment with blog post tagging using the controlled vocabulary of the LC subject headings. Slides from today are available here.
On Wednesday we’ll begin our discussion of the mechanics of searching, including how search engines works and search engine optimization. For Wednesday, 10/17 please read the following:
- Badke, Ch. 3: Database searching with keywords and hierarchies
- Liddy, How a search engine works
- Sohn, Optimum visibility
Your blogging assignment is one reading response blog post.
Remember to get in touch if you have any questions about the research topic proposal, due on Wednesday, October 24. I’ll make time to continue working on the topic development exercise when we meet Wednesday.
~Prof. Leonard
