[Web4lib] Critiques of Library 2.0?

Mike Taylor mike at indexdata.com
Tue Jan 23 07:15:31 EST 2007


Erik C Delfino writes:
>> Just wondering if anyone has done any critical reviews of Library 2.0?
> 
> To which I would add:
> 
> Has anyone done any empirical studies of whether & how "web 2.0"
> user-generated tags, etc. improve discovery and retrieval of
> information?  There's lots of *anecdotal* testimonials out there,
> but has any systematically studied how tags work for people other
> than those who added them?

To which I would add:

Has anyone figured out what "Library 2.0" actually _means_?

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