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The changing Web

Learning with e's

has spawned concepts such as folksonomy, ‘Darwikianism’ and the ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (Kamel Boulos et al, 2006). Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 27, 65-67. Health Informatics and Libraries Journal, 24(1), 2-23. Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. geotagging). and Purdon, M.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with e's

Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association 27, 65-67. Finally, we cannot afford to ignore the growing influence of mobile phones and apps as a disruptive force and the capability they have of enabling any time, any place learning. Continued tomorrow References Barsky, E. and Purdon, M. Introducing Web 2.0: Kamel Boulos, M.

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Social Bookmarking: Your Favorites Really Want to be Free

Mike Taylor

Tagging is a flexible, informal way of categorizing that allows you to associate keywords with online content (web pages, pictures & posts). Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines (i.e., Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines (i.e.,