This is my third attempt to do Week 7 but by the time I get to finish it (with interruptions) I have to go back and refresh my memory... the joys of getting older...anyway I have decided to break the module up into three parts and blog about each part separately.
After looking at the Sutherland Shire Libraries tag cloud and the Cleveland Public Library's tags, I could definitely see how useful this could be for both staff doing reference work and library patrons who are looking for information, as they were both organised into easily identified subject areas.
I thought that the National Library's Ask Now, was also a wonderful tool for finding reference information.
I looked at the following tags - genealogy, lost monies, national anthems, flags and country emblems. I think a tag cloud would be great on our library's website - it would certainly make finding authoritative websites much easier. With over 15 billion web pages on the internet we really need to be able to easily access reliable information.
It was extremely easy to set up my del.icio.us account and to add my bookmarks. My tag cloud is fairly small as most of the sites I had bookmarked were related to finding material for storytime. I particularly liked the fact that my tags linked me to other people and I found some sites I had never seen before... I know... social bookmarking.
This is definitely my favourite so far and will be something I will use regularly not just on a personal basis but also within the library for researching information.
With tag clouds the sky's the limit...
"You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds." Henry David Thoreau
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