[Web4lib] Critiques of Library 2.0?

[Erik C Delfino]

Bernie,

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?

A "bake-off" between a controlled vocabulary approach and a "folksonomy" approach would be fascinating (and instructive)...

- Erik
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Erik Delfino
Assistant to the Director
Technology Policy Directorate/Library Services
Library of Congress
Washington DC 20540
edel at loc.gov 
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>>> "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com> 1/19/2007 11:57:10 AM >>>
 
  Just wondering if anyone has done any critical reviews of Library 2.0?
   
  I'm looking for even-handed accounts of the pros and cons of implementing the various Library 2.0 applications. Like many new technologies it seems there's a certain amount of hype accompanying Library 2.0, and I am interested in hearing from folks who have taken a critical look at it minus the hype.
   
  And, no, I'm not anti-Library 2.0. I took the same approach with virtual reference when it first started up, and I was a virtual reference supporter.
   
  Thanks!
   
  Bernie Sloan

 
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