Managing bookmarks to web resources
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About this article
This article includes general information about saving, organizing, managing, and transporting your bookmarks to your favorite websites. It is intended for all members of the WSU community.
Why bookmark?
Most of you became familiar with bookmarking websites when you first began using your favorite web browser. All major browsers allow you to bookmark any website you visit, saving that site's unique address or URL to a personalized list. Later, instead of searching for the site or entering its address from memory, you simply select it from your bookmark list. Building a list of bookmarks is a great way to create a personalized learning environment, customized to meet your needs. Your list of bookmarks may fall into one of these three categories:
- Level 1 - Unstructured - This is a list of bookmarks saved for the primary purpose of moving quickly to important web resources. The list may be alphabetized or sorted on system-defined properties (e.g., date saved, frequency of use), but the user has not otherwise organized the information in any way.
- Level 2 - Organized. This is a list of bookmarks that the user has organized based on one or more user-defined properties (e.g., subject matter, associated course).
- Level 3 - Curated. This is a list of bookmarks that are not only organized, but