Tags Help Make Libraries Del.icio.us - 9/15/2007 - Library Journal - 0 views
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social_bookmarking web2.0 library library2.0 tagging cataloging
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Now social bookmarking and tagging tools help librarians bridge the gap between the library's need to offer authoritative, well-organized information and their patrons' web experience.
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del.icio.us helps “less tech-savvy librarians have an equal voice in the collection,” instead of having one or two librarians editing a static web page
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tags allow library staff to assign worthy links multiple tags in what Staley calls “plain language.”
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Tagging is often controversial among librarians, largely because adding keywords to resources lacks authority control.
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Springshare, a company owned by Slaven Zivkovic and billing itself as providing “practical, easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools for libraries and educational institutions,” has developed a new library-oriented social bookmarking application called LibMarks. Though not as developed as Springshare's other Library 2.0 offering, LibGuides, LibMarks is a Digg-like tool that lets users bookmark, rate, and tag web sites. Libraries interested in experimenting with a local social bookmarking tool but without the staff to design one afresh or install an open source option like Scuttle might look to LibMarks.