On this thread, I find the discussion here about tags *and* subject headings
on LibraryThing relevant..
http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2006/05/tagging-meets-subject-heading
s.php
Most ILS/library catalog "systems" can only do one, correct? Though, OCLC is
experimenting (poorly so far it seems) with reviews and notes, unless I'm
missing something, notes does not equal "tags" (in the current
sense/user-added "subject")..
At minimum, shouldn't a NGC4LIB include a "tagging" function for users to
use, contribute, and then search?
Maybe I missed this in the prior discussions.. apologies...
Best,
DrWeb
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Monday, April 30, 2007 7:28:46 PM
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>From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
>[mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Alexander Johannesen
>Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:03 PM
>To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
>Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] What library patrons really want.
>
>On 4/30/07, Karen Coyle <kcoyle_at_kcoyle.net> wrote:
>> The big
>> question is whether we in libraries can afford to create metadata the
>> way we have in the past.
>
>Certainly not with the crappy tools we're currently using, nor the
>"only by hand" mentality we're applying. I think the library world
>needs to make a decision wheter quality metadata is seriously our
>domain in the future or not, and then put more efforts into making
>that superior in any way possible. The current tools are appaling (as
>discussed elsewhere), and certainly not economical. I suppose copy
>cataloging was an attempt to solve the economics of parts of this
>problem, but I feel we've also become a bit sloppier because of it.
>And - and this is something I've gone on about in the past - MARC, as
>the defacto records format that we all use, doesn't support copy
>cataloging; no proper versioning nor source control. (no, original
>cataloger is *not* good enough, and in fact often has a negative
>impact on the reuse value of the record, nor is versioning of the full
>record only of any real value)
>
>
>regards,
>
>Alex
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