It is my opinion that Amazon's "ability to recommend" is an exceptionally
good marketing tool. Obviously, the algoritms can be written. Those same
algorithms might be helpful to librarians for different reasons.
Nancy Cochran
> [Original Message]
> From: Redirect-as-Sender <o.stephens_at_IMPERIAL.AC.UK>
> To: <NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> Date: 3/13/2008 12:13:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] food for thought and discussion
>
> Nancy wrote:
> >
> > I like to think that the thing that distinguishes librarians from
> > technology -- whether that technology resides in an appliance or on a
> > server -- is the librarians ability to select and recommend.
>
> What about "the thing that distinguishes Amazon from an OPAC is Amazon's
> ability to recommend"?
> :)
> Owen
Received on Fri Mar 14 2008 - 21:55:09 EDT