Week 6 : Things 13,14,15

Tagging is almost like doing your own cataloging without the Dewey numbers. Del.icio.us and Technorati are great ways of sharing information. The possibilities for use are endless, research papers, reading advisory lists, information on specific subjects and just learning what the "hot topics" are. However, I think you would have to spend more time on your computer to use the benefits of del.icio.us and technorati. Perhaps libraries could have a full time technology person who keeps track of information on del.icio.us and/technorati and sends it out to the staff via their blog. The future of libraries is tied up with all of this technology. It is important for librarians and staff to be on top of the new methods of communicating and researching information. The patrons who walk through the door of a library are generally aware of what is available via the computer and they expect librarians to be using these methods to answer their questions.