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Cultural difference on the usage pattern of tagging system for knowledge sharing

  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Collaborative tagging system in online knowledge sharing system benefits the knowledge management of users. It also inspires us a quantitative way how to investigate the effect of culture on knowledge management as tags reflects the usage pattern of users. In this study, the usage pattern of tag in three types of knowledge management websites (i.e. photo, bookmark and book sharing websites) present the influence of Chinese culture upon knowledge management. A set of indices is used to describe the usage pattern of tags and the results indicate that Chinese users behave differently in all three types of knowledge sharing system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCross-Cultural Design - 6th International Conference, CCD 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages534-545
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319073071
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2014 - Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014 - Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Duration: 22 Jun 201427 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8528 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2014 - Held as Part of 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHeraklion, Crete
Period22/06/1427/06/14

Keywords

  • Chinese culture
  • knowledge sharing
  • tag

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