Creating Context for User-Generated Tags: An Exploratory Study
Author(s)
Alemanne, Nicole D.
Stvilia, Besiki
Jörgensen, Corinne Lyon
Issue Date
2010-02-03
Keyword(s)
Social Tagging
Metadata
Image Description
Cultural Heritage
Abstract
This exploratory study investigates methods for enhancing Flickr tags as image metadata through the creation of context. Community generated tags from a sample of images in the Library of Congress’s (LOC) Flickr photostream were harvested and compared to metadata from related Wikipedia articles. In addition, a content analysis of comments in the LOC photostream was conducted. This informs an exploration of methods of combining user-generated tags with other resources to create richer, contextual metadata for images. In addition, the LOC and Wikipedia subject terms were compared to subject headings from the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM) to determine whether socially created metadata can be used to enhance a current knowledge organization tool by suggesting new concepts, terms, and relationships.
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.
