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Tagging and Searching - serendipity and museum collection databases

TitleTagging and Searching - serendipity and museum collection databases
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsChan, S.
Secondary TitleMuseums and the Web 2007. Proceedings
PublisherArchives & Museum Informatics
Place PublishedToronto, Canada
EditorTrant, J., & Bearman D.
Keywordsdatabases, evaluation, folksonomy, search, user analysis, user engagement, Web 2.0
Abstract

In mid-2006 the Powerhouse Museum launched a new on-line catalogue (http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database). Inspired and informed by the explosion of Web2.0 sites and services, the new collection database aimed not only to pro-vide a 'better,' more usable museum catalogue, but also to explore ways to leverage user interest and community knowledge.
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