# A good tagging system for files for reducing information overload

Date: 2020-06-24 14:33:42 +08:00Date modified: 2021-05-07 23:23:40 +08:00

Stealing from this talk, the best (personal) practice for tagging include the following.

- Limiting the vocabulary into a set number. The author recommends to limit it to 100 but lesser is better.

- Tags should always be in plural.

- Keep tags general (e.g., `sports` instead of `bowling`, `basketball`, or `volleyball`).

- No tags should be derived from file extensions (e.g., photographs, books, documents).

In my case, this is not enough since we want tags for specific things.

- Any topic-specific should be appended as a subtag (e.g., `sports.bowling`, `sports.basketball`, `sports.volleyball`). If a subtag are established enough, then you may classify it as a general tag.

# References

Reproducible research: principles for transparent science, Module 1: Lab books and notebooks, Section 5: Finding one's way with tags and desktop search application, retrieved as of June 2020 (2020-06-24)

## Backlinks

- Apply search tools and techniques for your digital library
- Make a hub note to connect ideas together