[WEB4LIB] Re: The "Commercialized" Library

[Drew, Bill]

I think it is questionable if links to online bookstore reviews add any
value to the library catalog.  I think it may actually take away from it.  I
would rather see a way for users to add their own comments about a book to a
catalog in some way.  Such reviews would need to be reviewed by the library
before inclusion in the catalog.

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Wilfred (Bill) Drew
Associate Librarian, Systems and Reference
SUNY Morrisville College Library
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