Folksonomy, the power law & the significance of the least effort

Knowledge Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-33

  Munk, Timme Bisgaard ^a   Mørk, Kristian ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Broadcasting Corporation   (Denmark)

^c Web Development Department of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)

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EID: 34748852645     PISSN: 09437444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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