A system and method are disclosed for providing source indicators for one
or more elements of an aggregate media collection of a user in a media
sharing system. In one embodiment, a local media collection of a user is
aggregated with one or more shared media collections hosted by
corresponding user devices of other users participating in the media
sharing system to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. Via
a Graphical User Interface (GUI), for each element of at least a subset
of elements of the aggregate media collection, one or more source
indicators are presented in association with the element to identify a
source or sources of the element in the media sharing system. The
elements of the aggregate media collection include at least a subset of
media items in the aggregate media collection, playlists including media
items from the aggregate media collection, or both.