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Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly ... more Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly non-text media. With the dramatic growth of user-generated content, the importance of tags is likely to grow. However, while tagging behavior is well studied, the relationship between tagging behavior and features of the media being tagged is not well understood. In this paper, we examine the relationship between tagging behavior and image type. Through a lab-based study with 51 subjects and an analysis of an online dataset of image tags, we show that there are significant differences in the number, order, and type of tags that users assign based on their past experience with an image, the type of image being tagged, and other image features. We present these results and discuss the significant implications this work has for tagbased search algorithms, tag recommendation systems, and other interface issues.

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Overview: For this pilot project, a collection of 495 tags that were assigned to 7 images from th... more Overview: For this pilot project, a collection of 495 tags that were assigned to 7 images from the Indianapolis Museum of Art were categorized by at least two individuals using a matrix that describes the subject matter of an image on two axes. One axis describes specificity, or an individual’s depth of knowledge about the content of an image (Generic, Specific, and Abstract). The second describes the type of subject matter expressed (Who, What, When, and Where) (Panofsky, 1962; Shatford, 1986). This core matrix was modified to include a Visual Elements category as well as an Unknown category to capture information not related to subject matter.

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On January 1, 1912, a state law in Massachusetts went into effect that reduced the number of hour... more On January 1, 1912, a state law in Massachusetts went into effect that reduced the number of hours women and children under the age of 18 could work each week from 56 to 54. The loss of two hours’ pay was enough to make the workers’ meager wages too low to feed the family for a week. When the workers saw their reduced paychecks, they walked out on what became a violent strike between workers and the mill owners.

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Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly ... more Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly non-text media. With the dramatic growth of user-generated content, the importance of tags is likely to grow. However, while tagging behavior is well studied, the relationship between tagging behavior and features of the media being tagged is not well understood. In this paper, we examine the relationship between tagging behavior and image type. Through a lab-based study with 51 subjects and an analysis of an online dataset of image tags, we show that there are significant differences in the number, order, and type of tags that users assign based on their past experience with an image, the type of image being tagged, and other image features. We present these results and discuss the significant implications this work has for tag-based search algorithms, tag recommendation systems, and other interface issues.

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This paper examines the needs of history museums as regards managing the wealth of information st... more This paper examines the needs of history museums as regards managing the wealth of information stored. A variety of knowledge management choices are discussed. Colonial Williamsburg is the model through which they choices are examined and discussed.

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This paper is a literary analysis of the research that has been done in the field of cell phone t... more This paper is a literary analysis of the research that has been done in the field of cell phone technology as it can help older adults regarding health care, medication management, mental health, and physical safety. Recommendations are made for areas of future research.

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Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly ... more Social tags have become an important tool for improving access to online resources, particularly non-text media. With the dramatic growth of user-generated content, the importance of tags is likely to grow. However, while tagging behavior is well studied, the relationship between tagging behavior and features of the media being tagged is not well understood. In this paper, we examine the relationship between tagging behavior and image type. Through a lab-based study with 51 subjects and an analysis of an online dataset of image tags, we show that there are significant differences in the number, order, and type of tags that users assign based on their past experience with an image, the type of image being tagged, and other image features. We present these results and discuss the significant implications this work has for tag-based search algorithms, tag recommendation systems, and other interface issues.

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