Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Publication Title
Information Technology and Libraries
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
5
Last Page
19
ISSN
2163-5226
DOI
10.6017/ital.v32i3.3093
Abstract
Social networking sites made possible through Web 2.0 allow for unique user-generated tags called “searchable signatures.” These tags move beyond the descriptive and act as means for users to assert online individual and group identities. This paper presents a study of searchable signatures on the Instagram application, demonstrating that these types of tags are valuable not only because they allow for both individuals and groups to engage in what social theorist Axel Honneth calls the “struggle for recognition,” but also because they provide contextual use data and sociohistorical information so important to the understanding of digital objects. Methods for the gathering and display of searchable signatures in digital library environments are also explored.
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Initially published in Information Technology and Libraries, 2013. Available at http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/3093
Recommended Citation
Schlesselman-Tarango, Gina, "Searchable Signatures: Context and the Struggle for Recognition" (2013). Library Faculty Publications & Presentations. 20.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/library-publications/20
