Here's something I have been pondering and as yet don't know which way to go
in the SirsiDynix discussion lists there has been a bit of discussion about the need to allow users to be able to add tags to books they have read on the OPAC.
The question being asked is do users really care and will they be bothered when our subject headings are really another way of "tagging" resources in our collections.
food for thought i feel.
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Personally, I think there would be a rare few who would like - nah, get their jollies out of - adding tags, but the vast majority of users just want to find a book, borrow it and not get severely burned by fines when they fail to return it on time ... or the dog eats it ... or it falls behind the fridge.
ReplyDeleteAs librarians, we care about tags and catalogues but,as my partner regularly points out, 'normal' people don't. Huh.
I guess all you can do is ask yourself "Will this help me to help our clients?" ... oh, and that other really important question "How much will this cost me versus how much will this actually be used by clients?"
Good luck :)