User-generated Social Tags Versus Librarian-generated SLSH Terms: A Comparative Analysis in Social Science
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2022-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
The present study tries to evaluate user-generated social tags with librarian-generated SLSH terms
in three subjects Economics, History and Sociology under Social Science. The study reveals that
both social tag vocabulary and SLSH term vocabulary are not the same for all three subjects but are
comparatively large in History. Even the study found a terminological difference between both
social taggers and the librarian. Social taggers mostly use single-word-based general subject terms,
whereas the librarian uses multi-word-based specific subject terms for all subjects. Again, it is found
that social taggers use SLSH terms as tags under three subjects but comparatively use all SLSH
terms in major books under Economics. Besides, it is also found that social taggers use more terms
from book titles than from the librarian. Social taggers use more title-based terms under History
than other subjects. Overall, the present study suggests a combination of social tag and SLSH terms
that can enhance the accessibility of social science books.
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13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022
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Social Tags, Librarian-Generated SLSH Terms, Social Science