University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Between Commodification and Engagement: On the Double-Edged Impact of User-Generated Metadata within the Cultural Heritage Sector

van Hooland, Seth; Rodríguez, Eva Méndez; Boydens, Isabelle

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Title
Between Commodification and Engagement: On the Double-Edged Impact of User-Generated Metadata within the Cultural Heritage Sector
Author(s)
  • van Hooland, Seth
  • Rodríguez, Eva Méndez
  • Boydens, Isabelle
Issue Date
2011-06
Keyword(s)
  • Online social networks -- Library applications
  • Cultural property -- Protection
Abstract
This article challenges common assumptions and opinions regarding the use of the social web by cultural heritage institutions by framing the phenomenon of user-generated metadata within the larger context of the commodification and the engagement process of our cultural heritage. Theoretical reflections on both the negative and positive long-term outcomes of the social web for libraries, archives, and museums are presented and confronted with empirical observations regarding the use of social tagging and user comments. This combination of a theoretical and an empirical approach will provide original insights into the long-term implications of user-generated metadata for cultural heritage institutions.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright (2011) Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 59 (4) Spring 2011: Involving Users in the Co-Construction of Digital Knowledge in LAMs PRIMARY
Library Trends 59 (4) Spring 2011. Edited by Paul F. Marty and Michelle M. Kazmer