Saw this recent article. Not all librarians were bun-wearers. See:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-wildwestlibrarian,0,4428005.story
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Tagging
Here are my questions and thoughts on Delicious.
1) What’s up with the dots in this name. I understand the .us and that it may be a US site, but I note that people use this from around the world.
2) Why are some tags LARGE and others small? I don’t understand how they’re organized.
3) Library Journal article states, “Though often decried (gee, I wonder why!?), tags that are designed for a specific purpose or audience – can be especially useful.” Tag bundles, grouping tags under a topic heading, sound like a good idea. But, I couldn’t see how better organized the links were.
4) Library Journal also has said, “But why is social bookmarking tools better than traditional pathfinders and subject guides? It lowers barriers for participation, both for library patrons and staff”. But, it doesn’t lower the barrier if someone (like me!) doesn’t understand how they work. I’m sure younger people do because they are “into” this stuff, but what about middle agers – we still have many years left to discover resources in our libraries.
5) Should we offer a class on “how to do” these things in our libraries? I think I need someone to walk me through it.
6) I’d be concerned about sites “going away” and then links are dead. We do have to keep up with this if we do lists of normal websites, etc. Who controls this out on the web?
7) Ah, yes, losing control. Is this good or bad? Will the PROFESSION of Library Science soon be a big bundled mess?
8) To me, “tagging” seems like one of those faddish things – what will be next, will it stay?
9) Seems like a good project for a survey – see how many libraries use tagging.
10) I'm asking more questions than answering. But, inquiring minds want to know?
11) I’m not convinced about “tagging” – talk me down, if you want!
1) What’s up with the dots in this name. I understand the .us and that it may be a US site, but I note that people use this from around the world.
2) Why are some tags LARGE and others small? I don’t understand how they’re organized.
3) Library Journal article states, “Though often decried (gee, I wonder why!?), tags that are designed for a specific purpose or audience – can be especially useful.” Tag bundles, grouping tags under a topic heading, sound like a good idea. But, I couldn’t see how better organized the links were.
4) Library Journal also has said, “But why is social bookmarking tools better than traditional pathfinders and subject guides? It lowers barriers for participation, both for library patrons and staff”. But, it doesn’t lower the barrier if someone (like me!) doesn’t understand how they work. I’m sure younger people do because they are “into” this stuff, but what about middle agers – we still have many years left to discover resources in our libraries.
5) Should we offer a class on “how to do” these things in our libraries? I think I need someone to walk me through it.
6) I’d be concerned about sites “going away” and then links are dead. We do have to keep up with this if we do lists of normal websites, etc. Who controls this out on the web?
7) Ah, yes, losing control. Is this good or bad? Will the PROFESSION of Library Science soon be a big bundled mess?
8) To me, “tagging” seems like one of those faddish things – what will be next, will it stay?
9) Seems like a good project for a survey – see how many libraries use tagging.
10) I'm asking more questions than answering. But, inquiring minds want to know?
11) I’m not convinced about “tagging” – talk me down, if you want!
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