Working with Delicious

Working with Delicious Introduction Working with del.icio.us in ComPart Why using del.icio.us/compartuser How using del.icio.us/compartuser

Introduction

An introduction to social bookmarking and the use of Delicious can be found on our Web2Share site.

When using Delicious you will also need to know something about tagging, there another page available here.

 

Working with del.icio.us in ComPart

To bookmark your favourites in del.icio.us, see 'Del.icio.us' under Links in the toolbar, or login onto the ComPart accout at http://del.icio.us/compartuser with the following:

 

• username: compartuser
• password: 'as usual'

 

Why using del.icio.us/compartuser

When we find interesting links on the web, we bookmark and index them, using descriptive labels called 'tags'. From each of these tags, or from combinations of them, we can then generate lists of selected resources and republish them in the relevant flowers or petals of the ComPart bouquet. This way, the resources each of us bookmarks will be available for colleagues, partners and eventually the general public.

 

The collective use of this system by the different Units' staff will also assure a constant flow of content, as the new entries we save in del.icio.us will be automatically incorporated in the relevant pages, displaying at the top of the different lists of resources .

 

'Tagging' is therefore the key element to assure this system works and the content flows: the tags you use to describe each bookmark define on which pages it will be republished

 

How using del.icio.us/compartuser

A general overview of how del.icio.us works is provided in the guide How to: Del.icio.us Part 1. This explains the basic of the system and the advantages its use can have.

 

However, as in ComPart we use this tool collectively, we developed a few guidelines to follow in order to assure its efficient use.

 

Saving resources

Once you login, you are able to save and add new resources, using the 'tag' button available on your browser.

 

[Alternatively, you can also use the 'post' function: by clicking on it, a new window will open: enter the url of the resource you want to save, and click on 'save']

 

A form will open, to record some basic information on the item being bookmarked.

We have standardized our entries to ensure they can be found by the criteria we want; and that they look consistent on the screen and in RSS feeds.

 

The form has four fields as shown in the image below:

 

 

The following is the approach annotated based on ICCO Alliance use:

 

a. Url

This is normally done automatically (but double check that the url saved is the exact one you want. Some sites display a resource in a frame and this often is what gets saved. By right-clicking the page or link with your mouse, you can open the page/item in a new window or tab to get the actual url of the item).

 

We prefer to link to an html or equivalent version/introduction/summary of a document in place of a pdf file this is easier for people with slow Internet connections or without a pdf reader.

 

 

b. Description 

Official title of the entry as published ('continental' style, no uppercase) This is often different to the description that is automatically created by del.icio.us from the web page.

 

Ex: Shifting power relations: The long road to local ownership

 

 

c. Notes

for a document: year/month of publication – source (possibly) in full (do not guess!)

[optional can include a VERY short explanatory text inside square brackets / document number / series]

Ex: 2007/07- PSO [presents a number of issues as seen, and lived, through the eyes of Dutch NGO-practitioners working with the concepts of the programmatic approach. What are their successes and pitfalls?]

 

for a web site / web portal: enter something descriptive from the site

Ex: This website monitors the trade negotiations between the European Union and the ACP countries

 

 

d. Tags

As said, tags are the labels you (can) use to describe the pages you save.

 

Inserting and using tags correctly is one of the most important elements to make the best out of your del.icio.us account, in terms of archiving, organizing, re-use and syndication of the different online resources you save.

 

NB. These tags should be used carefully and consistently as they are the basis for feeds and content management and sharing on ICCO flowers website and beyond.

 

You can use as many tags as you want; our suggestion is to carefully plan in advance the set of tags you may want to use, avoiding to end up with an enormous (and less manageable…) list. You can then have a set of ‘core tags’ you’ll mainly use. Together with these, others can be added when needed.

 

We always use lower case and we use underscore (_) for compound terms (e.g. central_america).

 

In the ComPart system, we have been using a system based on format-related tags and content-related tags.

See full list at http://del.icio.us/compartuser and choose one or more tags from each of the different tag groups numbered from 1 to 6, following this logic:

 

1. which type of resource

always enter (one or more) tags describing the type of resource:

• text
• website
• org
• presentation

etc...(see full list under 1.resource_types)

 

2. which language

always enter one tag describing the language of the resource:

• en
• nl
• es

etc... (see list under 2.languages)

 

3. for which icco theme is the resource relevant

 

• 3.1 theme_dreo

            choose 'theme_dreo' and any other tag describing the specific issue the resource covers

 

• 3.2 theme_ttb

            choose 'theme_ttb' and any other tag describing the specific issue the resource covers

 

• 3.3 theme_d&p

            choose 'theme_danp' and any other tag describing the specific issue the resource covers

 

• 3.4 theme_r&d

            choose 'theme_rend' and any other tag describing the specific issue the resource covers

 

Please when possible try to use existing tags - if the tag that you need has't been used yet, just type it in and it will added to the list of existing tags; at first it will appear under 'unbundled tags' and will later be grouped under the relevant group of specific tags.

 

 

4. other topics

when applicable, enter one or more tags describing the topic the resource covers

(see list under 4.theme_others)

 

5. information, knowledge, communication

If the resource is about a theme related to inforlmation, knowledge sharing, communication, choose one or more relevant tags that describe the subject:

• blogging
• communication
• media
• knowledge_sharing

(see list under 5.ikco)

 

6. which place is the resource about

 

when applicable, always enter one or more tags describing the place the resource refers to:

• asia
• central_america
• netherlands

etc... (see list under 4.palces)

 

7. which organisations publishes the resource

 

always enter one tags describing the organisation that publishes the resource:

• amnesty
• cordaid

• pso

etc... (see list under 4.palces)

 

8. iccoalliance

If the resource is produced by ICCO or one of the members of the Alliance, please choose among the following tags:

• edukans
• icco
• icco_dreo
• icco_cdp
• icco_dandp
• icco_rend
• icco_ttb
• iccoalliance
• oikocredit
• prisma
• sharepeople

 

unbundled tags 

You'll see here a list of tags that haven;t been associated to any specific bundle yet.

These tags will be reviewed every once in a while and bundled under the right heading.

 

 

If you have suggestions, feedback or request about using delicious, please send us an email at compartadmin[at]gmail.com

 

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