Dear ARLIS,
Folksonomy and metadata projects have come up again and again as topics on
the ARLIS listserv. For those of you interested in this discussion, I am
excited to announce the introduction of folksonomy into Rhizomešs digital
art archive, the ArtBase.
In the past, all the works within the ArtBase were organized by a controlled
vocabulary produced when the archive was founded. Last month, we introduced
a hybrid model of controlled vocabulary and folksonomy to categorize the
works. When artists submit works to the ArtBase, they choose from our
vocabulary and add their terms. As artist-generated terms gain momentum and
popularity, we will add them to the Rhizome Vocabulary. We have yet to
determine the exact process for adding these terms, as we'd like to see how
the new two-tiered system plays out.
There is now a tag cloud of the ArtBase which presents the most active terms
across these two fields. Please take a look:
http://rhizome.org/art/
To read more about the vocabulary used in Rhizomešs metadata, please visit:
http://rhizome.org/art/rhizome_vocabulary.php
We are planning a future metadata upgrade to the Textbase as well.
For those of you unfamiliar with the organization, Rhizome is a non profit
organization which supports the creation, presentation, discussion and
preservation of contemporary art that engages technology in significant
ways. Rhizomešs programs include an annual cycle of commissions, online
publications and discussion, education, exhibitions and preservation. Our
website also serves as a rich resources for all those interested in the
field with two comprehensive archives, one of digital art, the other of new
media art-related writing, and calendar, jobs and opportunities listings.
Rhizome is a membership organization and we offer individual and
organizational memberships with a full range of web-based services.
Best,
Ceci
Ceci Moss
Sales Associate, Rhizome
T: 212-219-1222 ext. 211
F: 212-431-5328
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