Social+Bookmarking

**Social Bookmarking** is a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata*.

To use a social bookmarking site, simply open an account and begin "tagging" your bookmarks. Some sites, like del.icio.us, provide buttons to install within your Internet's browser. Using these buttons, you can "bookmark" the web address without leaving the site.

To promote reading, use your library's social bookmarking page to tag author sites, blogs, online book groups, and information sources on popular nonfiction topics. Share the login with students to invite them to add bookmarks to the page.

**Questions about Social Bookmarking?** Watch this video: Social Bookmarking in Plain English

media type="youtube" key="HeBmvDpVbWc" height="390" width="480" **Some Social Bookmarking Sites** > del.icio.us > Diigo > StumbleUpon

Symbaloo is a highly visual bookmarking site that may appeal to students. Use [|Online Children's Books Mix] or [|Recommended YA Books Mix] as inspiration.
 * Symbaloo: A Social Bookmarking Web Mix**
 * Create a mix of children's books dealing with emotions
 * A mix of YA books that include road trips
 * All the newest titles in your library

Using a social bookmarking site for research and reading promotion:  **University High School:** @http://delicious.com/uhighlibrary media type="custom" key="8952800" align="center"

**Resource:** [|Taming the Beast: Social Bookmarking]

 *This revised definition was contributed by wikispaces member **bob2008**; view his source.