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1. Social Bookmarking and You
Lin Wu, MLIS, AHIP
Assistant Professor & Reference Librarian
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Health Sciences Library

2.  Basic information about social bookmarking
 Social bookmarking tool/site: Delicious.com
 Hands‐on exercise using Delicious.com
o Create an account
o Save new bookmarks
o Add your colleagues to your network
o Create bundle tags (folders)

3. Using Web‐based tools to bookmark
your favorite Web site content instead of using
Web browsers’ built‐in bookmarking tools

4.  Store and organize bookmarks on the Web
 Access bookmarks in multiple computers
 Help determine the popularity of a bookmark
 Build a network of people with the same
interests
 View bookmark history
 Searchable

5.  Bookmarks can be public or private
 Connecting with people who have the
same interests
 Networking with friends and colleagues
 Sharing information among groups or
team members

6. There are more out there…

7.  A self‐created file indexing system
 Single tags (subfolders) and bundle tags (folders)
 Use keyword or your own words to describe a
bookmark
 Multiple words can be assigned to e bookmark
 Tags help find bookmarks again when needed

8.  Some learning curves
 Dead links

10. Subject or
Topic
Keyword(s)
Type of
media

13.  Organize clinical relevant
information
 Access bookmarks on the go
 Build your network
 Create your own indexing/
tagging system
 Share information among
colleagues

15.  Click on Join Now
 Log in using your yahoo ID if you already
have one
 Create one if you don’t have one

16. 1. Click here
2. Enter an URL
3. Click
Next

17.  Go to Help link
 Click Bookmarking Buttons… Under Need Tools section
 Choose an Add‐on for your browser (e.g., Firefox)
 Install Add‐on
 Click on Add Button
 On the software install window, click Install Now
 Restart Firefox

18.  Go to www.cdc.gov
 Enter “Public Health” in the search box and
conduct a site search
 Click the link to ATSDR
 Click on TAG
 Complete the information to save a new
bookmark

19. Click TAG

20. Edit titles
Add notes
Add tags
Send to your colleagues
Creating your own tagging system

21. Now that you have some tags (subfolders). How to put them
into a folder– a Bundle tag ?
 Go to Settings
 Click on Edit Tag Bundles
Click here to get start

22. 1. Or other names
2. Choose from your
existing tags
3. Save
your folder

23.  Find your colleagues
 Find people who have the same interests as you
 Add them to your network

25. Once you are comfortable with delicious.com, you
will discover more useful features that might be
helpful for you personal and professional!
Practice makes perfect!

26. Email: lwu5@uthsc.edu
Phone: (901) 448‐1667