[LM_NET] GEN: Why is it called OPAC? -- TAGGING? -- Web 2.0

[Deborah Stafford <deborah.stafford@T-ONLINE.DE>]

Robert Eiffert wrote
"A big difference is who is doing the word selection. Subject Heading is
a very controlled taxonomy; we even hassle each other about creating
special SHs.  Keywords come from  selected sources also; the terms and
notes we use in describing a book."

I am not saying that Web 2.0 ability for "tagging" isn't a good thing, or
that
what we used to do is the very same thing. But I still think that it is
interesting
that one these new tools, that libraries and librarians did very similar
things all along.

While there is the Sears List of subject headings, I often create new
subject headings
such as Honors English list, or Math Reading list. We do/did bibliographies
and share them.
We can even add additional keywords to marc records so they can be searched
even more.

But I am also using del.icio.us and will be doing a workshop for teachers on
this tool.



Deborah Stafford
Gen. H.H. Arnold High School
Wiesbaden, Germany
deborah.stafford@t-online.de

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