It seems I've been a taxonomist for some time; adding tags in a more or less organised way. Folksonomists add tags that mean stuff to them and probably don't imagine what the person out there would want to see in a tag. Why should they? It's all about them.
As librarians and cataloguers the challenge (should we choose to accept it) is to imagine our audience and it's view point to add value to our subject headings. This audience will include reference clients, reference librarians and a number of other stake holders. Hey guys - what would you like us to serve up to you?
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