摘要：My dissertation research aimed to explore the differences between the tagging behaviours of users and theclassification schemes of experts in order to surmise whether or not traditional systems were best representingthe facets users primarily focus on and how folksonomies might provide an alternative. This was achievedthrough a mixed methodology: a literature review to establish a context of folksonomies in response totraditional music classification, the construction of a thesaurus using tags from the Internet service Last.fm, andthe comparison of this with a selection of classification schemes using content analysis. The findings suggest avalue in applying control and structure to folksonomy to develop new tools while illustrating the importance ofthe subjectivity and chaos that comes with the crowd.
