Re: Authority in an Age of Open Access (an analysis)

From: john g marr <jmarr_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:52:08 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
On Tue, 6 Nov 2012, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:

> A few years ago adding tagging to the catalog was the big thing, several 
> people did it. They found that users simply did not add tags in any 
> significant number, people seemed uninterested in tagging in the catalog.
>
> I agree it would be awfully useful to have crowd-sourced enhanced access 
> points (ie, tagging), but it's a moot point if the crowd isn't going 
> participate.

  Simple. What are YOU doing to change the world? Just analyze what 
motivates the crowd, and/or supply motivation and see if it flies. Isn't 
that what "social media" and advertising (and everything that affects our 
lives) is all about now?

Cheers!

jgm

  John G. Marr
  Cataloger
  CDS, UL
  Univ. of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
  jmarr_at_unm.edu
  jmarr_at_flash.net


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