Managing bookmarks to web resources
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 browser the WWW. All major web 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 personal learning environment, customized to meet your needs. Your list of bookmarks may fall into one of these three categories:
- Unstructured - 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 property (e.g., date saved, frequency of use), but you have not otherwise organized the list in any way.
- Organized - A list of bookmarks that you have organized yourself in some way (e.g., using folders organized by subject matter, course).
- Curated - A list of bookmarks that you have organized and enhanced with additional information or metadata (e.g., tags, notes).
Storing your bookmarks in the cloud
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What's social about bookmarking?
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