Tagging is a useful way to organize digital resources because it should save me time. There have been many occasions when I have been at work and have thought about a site that is bookmarked at home that I wish I could remember. Now I can access favorite sites from anywhere. Plus they have made it easy. I'll add the widget to my toolbar and simply have to click on it to connect with the delicious site. A disadvantage is the way I might tag the site. If I'm not careful, it won't be easy to locate the site or to share it.
What is important to think about before assigning tags to bookmarks or other Internet content? The article "Thirteen Tips for Effective Tagging", by Alexandra Samuel was helpful. Some of the tips that I thought were especially good were not to use uppercase letters, look to see how others have tagged, avoid dashes, spaces, underscores and commas,remember that tags can be edited, and coordinate efforts. Perhaps it would be helpful to have another PD for the purpose of holding a dialogue about tagging and some of the other things on Newington's 23 things.
Delicious is definitely one of the tools that I have found most useful. As a librarian, I'm used to using subject headings - so the tagging part came naturally to me. The 13 tips article is a good one for novice taggers.
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