Sunday, March 1, 2009

Thing 10: Tagging, Delicious, Social Bookmarking

Wow! This is fabulous.This could be a terrific resource to share materials...but, could also be an easily abused resource. For example, if I am a student preparing a thesis on John Lennon and I research all pertinent databases and information--bookmark it in delicious, and it's public...the next student who needs to work on this subject could have all the research available without any of the "work." It would cross over into the professional world as well. Of course, if the bookmarks are kept private rather than public this could be avoided. For task forces and teams working together, however, this is powerful. It will let people work smarter--not harder. Think of the possiblities for reference folks--when the kiddos come in needing x, y, or z for that specail school project...the data is easily accessible without each librarian needing to go through all the information to reinvent the wheel. The possibilities with this one are limitless. I created a delicious account and found it easy to navigate. I've started putting in book discussion websites to peruse for potential titles for the Bartram Trail Book Discussions.

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  1. Glad to hear you're finding practical uses for the Things you're exploring! Keep up the great work!

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