New Generation of Catalogues of the new generation of users: A Comparison of Six Library Catalogues by Tanja Mercun and Maja Zumer.
The authors talk about the New Generation of Catalogs creation by incorporating the movements that are a part of Web 2.0. I think that within many Library Catalogs there is room for improvement and that some Web 2.0 aspects could be successfully integrated but some aspects might be more difficult to implement. I actually like the idea of including comments for materials because it will make the experience more interactive. It also gives the patron another factor in determining if this is the right book or journal for them and their needs. I'm not really sure if I like the idea of the audio version of the review because it might seem to difficult to some patrons causing them not to do it. One of the major things about implementing Web 2.0 aspects is whether or not patrons are going to participate in them. If patrons are not utilizing these aspects then it makes its addition to the catalog moot. That is why it is important to do research to determine what your patrons will actually contribute to and use. Then add those aspects to the Catalog while also improving other aspects of the catalog that may need it as well.
One of the major things about implementing Web 2.0 aspects is whether or not patrons are going to participate in them. If patrons are not utilizing these aspects then it makes its addition to the catalog moot. That is why it is important to do research to determine what your patrons will actually contribute to and use. Then add those aspects to the Catalog while also improving other aspects of the catalog that may need it as well.
ReplyDeleteExcellent point ... That touches on the focus of my literature review; too many people seem intent on shoehorning in social-networking tools into the library website to appear "hip" and "with it", without even bothering to find out whether or not that's something that their patrons will actually want/use from their library.