Librarians and everyday users have different cataloging needs. Everyday users usually don't want to spend time searching through the endless catalogs to find their information. They want databases that are fast and easy to search, that have spell check or auto fill, and are easy to navigate through. Librarians, of course, still prefer a formal classification system.
With the ever growing use of Web 2.0, accessing and classifying information is more and more being determine by the everyday "folks." Tagging websites like Diigo allows users to tag any information as they see fit. This can have both advantages and disadvantages. The biggest and most obvious advantage is the benefit to the user himself. The tags are mostly for personal use and serve as a function to the user. The disadvantage is that it could be very easily misrepresented and lack the organization that we may be accustomed to in a library setting.
I believe that we, as librarians, should embrace Web 2.0 Internet tagging, but maintain our formality of classification and organization. Ideally, it would be of great advantage to have a system that would allow for different methods of cataloging and searching so that everyone would have the option to use the one they preferred.
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