OK...so the truth is that I am simultaneously intrigued, overwhelmed, and at the edge of frustrated. I absolutely love tag clouds and that whole concept. I like bookmarks as I have a forgetful mind. However, as I set up an account with Delicious and added former bookmarks, which in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have. I got a bit frustrated trying to "organize" them (in a more outline fashion) to fit what I thought I saw in one of the examples. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to do that or if I was supposed to have all my bookmarks listed on my toolbar. Just need more time for this one I think. In reality, I'm not sure if it is that I am much less familiar with the topics this semester or just have had less time but I am finding this semester more difficult, although still interesting.
As for practicality, I liked the Nashville Library use of a cloud tag for the teen section (and no I'm not biased just because Kam is down there and I have a library card from there.) I think that using cloud tags are great for visually oriented people as they give numerous bits of info in just a glance. I think that this kind of thing would also be good on a "seniors" library web page with topics/books of interest specifically for seniors. Perhaps a homeschool page as well...
I personally don't find the tags and uncontrolled vocabulary at all unsettling but rather it tends to spark new thoughts, concepts, and directions for me.
So, I will continue to persevere and see where in the library universe I will land.
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