Jane posted on Tagging today on her blog listing a book called "Tagging" you might find it useful in your research.

Jane's Post http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2008/08/tagging.html

On Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Tagging-People-powered-Metadata-Social-Voices/dp/0321529170/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218093781&sr=1-1

Folksonomy is a way to categorize content collaboratively by people as opposed to taxonomy. Taggging is Folksonomy. Setting up predefined classifications is taxonomy.

Hello Kurt

Yes I am doing a reseach on the way individuals tag : folksonomy for teachers.

Thanks

Brest regards

Michèle