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An analysis of the folksonomies developed in reference management software is performed, as a way to identify their potential use for the information retrieval in low controlled digital environments. There is also a proposal to identify methods and techniques not currently used in those websites, to improve the quality of the folksonomies as information retrieval tools. For that reason, the folksonomies developed at the reference management software CiteULike, Mendeley and Bibsonomy are studied. Their principal characteristics regarding type, form and construction of the tags are detailed. The interfaces used for creation and edition of the tags in each one of the reference management software are also described. The conclusion is that, based on the form and structure used to create them, the folksonomies might be useful for information retrieval at this kind of website, and new methods and techniques are proposed to improve the quality of the folksonomy tags. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The overall objective of this paper is to link students, teachers and school leaders in developing a new training project that involves and attach the knowledge of IT and Communication. Methodologically the "action-research" in the classroom and bibliographic research has been used to compile information about the best techniques for research, schooling and culture propagation that come together in the acquisition and creation of new knowledge. The critical moment of the present and immediate future, along with their side effects, require that higher education institutions take more pro-active educational positions, than those used so far. The goal is to improve some processes like conceptualization, analysis and operationalization of theories and data bringing down a more effective and expeditious search for information for the new era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]