Due to my background as a cataloger, I have mixed feelings about Delicious, folksonomies and tagging. I love the social aspect of this tool.
Quite often I'll come across a Library of Congress subject heading and wonder: "which patron is going to use that search term?" LC subject headings have been criticized because of its sometimes vague and technical subject terms.
Delicious is so user-friendly with everyday, common language tags. As a cataloger, I've been trained to keep our authority records clean. What if my library decides to add tagging to our materials? Will I freak out? Hmm...maybe not. I'll know better when the time comes... Would tagging by our patrons complement and enhance our OPAC? Sure! It'll be the best of both worlds.
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