It certainly sounds good.
But it seems to me that librarians and libraries aren't quite sure what to do with the technology yet. Some people are saying "Yes! Lets use it now!", while others are saying "But what exactly are we going to use if for?".
I can see the reason for hesitating when it comes to tagging. As I mentioned last episode I'm not fond of the great unwashed doing their own tagging of books. But as long as it is done in conjunction with standardised subject headings it could be worthwhile. Although I still get some bizarre results with the State Library's new tagging on TALIS Plus.
The advantage of other Web 2.0 tech is more obvious. MySpace and FaceBook pages for libraries, post videos on YouTube of activities and talks, using RSS feeds to keep the punters informed - it's all good stuff.
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I think it is important that we think carefully what we are going to use Web 2.0 technologies for, and make sure we are not just duplicating services we already have. Their use has to help improve our service to our community in some way.
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