So,
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
> Ames IA 50011
are you selling or what?
> [Original Message]
> From: Gerry Mckiernan <gerrymck_at_IASTATE.EDU>
> To: <NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> Date: 7/14/2008 2:33:19 PM
> Subject: [NGC4LIB] AquaBrowser Releases Reviews and Ratings Functionality
in My Discoveries
>
> Colleagues/
>
> Social Networking Is Everywhere ...
>
> AquaBrowser Releases Reviews and Ratings Functionality in My
> Discoveries
>
> Denver, CO July 9, 2008 - Medialab, creator of the leading search and
> discovery platform AquaBrowser, announced the general release of My
> Discoveries with functionality for users to create reviews and ratings
> and view personal tags. These features boost the existing AquaBrowser
> social networking experience to create a true global community for
> library users worldwide.
>
> My Discoveries was introduced in 2007 and initially allowed users to
> tag items, search and refine on user tags, plus create, share and search
> on user lists. My Discoveries with LibraryThing content has been seeding
> library catalogs with 21 million tags created by users of
> LibraryThing.com. Now with the latest release of MyDiscoveries, users
> can review and rate items and view personal tag clouds. The User
> Interface was also enhanced to be more intuitive based on patron
> comments and customer feedback.
>
> [snip].
>
> Ratings are easily created using the star system employed at other
> popular sites such as Netflix*. Individuals see not only the rating
> they*ve attached to an item, but the averaged global community rating
> based on all user input across all My Discoveries libraries worldwide.
> And the user functionality to create tags, lists, reviews and ratings is
> now accessible at both the results list and title level.
>
> [snip]
>
> *It*s important for libraries to offer a modern social networking
> experience to their patrons, and we*re pleased that AquaBrowser My
> Discoveries has matured to fulfill this need. Patron feedback, librarian
> requests, and functionality in other social websites have been vital in
> growing My Discoveries to become the leading library social networking
> site* explained Bas Zwaan, CEO of Medialab Solutions BV.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> /Gerry
>
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
> Ames IA 50011
>
> gerrymck_at_iastate.edu
>
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Received on Mon Jul 14 2008 - 16:01:27 EDT