Thing 12

Tagging is certainly much more efficient than bookmarking or creating favorites on your own computer. Already my list of favorites is so long that it is difficult to find the site I am looking for. In addition, if I don't visit the "favored" site often, I usually forget what is on the site, or why I "saved" it in the first place. Tagging would eliminate these problems. Tagging is sort of like "googling" information that you have already spent the time to find. Advantages: (1)saving time re-searching for information that you have researched before; (2)having access to other people's searches; (3) access to your resources from any computer. I can't think of any major disadvantages.

Assigning tags should be done carefully--make them clear, efficient and truly helpful. Don't be too vague or broad with tags, avoid run-together tags and investigate to see if others have used the same tag (or a different version of that tag,)and how often.