Social cataloging application

Social Cataloging is the common, open cataloging with the help of web-based reference management software. In contrast to the Community by cataloging librarians in a union catalog, each user of a social cataloging system manages its own collection of literature references; References to same books, articles or other publications are thereby linked together so that within the system shows which users have a certain publication in their collection.

Are administered only references, we also speak of social bookmarking. Most social cataloging systems provide, among other things, the free assignment of keywords ( tags); This aspect is referred to as the Community Indexing ( social tagging ).

Common systems for Social Cataloging are among other BibSonomy, LibraryThing, literaturedb, CiteULike Connotea and. In other bibliographic management programs is also reflected on the link between entries of different users.