Del.icio.us is definitely delish!
I really believe that folksonomies and patron generated tagging will revolutionize the way that libraries serve their public. By releasing our collection from the restrictions of LOC subject headings and welcoming patron input on how to label our items, we remove all the rules, the jargon, the librarianese that ultimately keeps our patrons away from what they want.
I've always thought that it would be a great experiment to let teenagers tag our teen collection as a model for what tagging an entire collection might look like in the future.
And oh boy, would they be up for it!
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