tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941470035679948421.post7376146279340200224..comments2011-04-20T16:37:31.271-07:00Comments on Taking Stock ...: Wikis and Social Bookmarking as Library Subject GuidesBrian McManushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04007682865502211707noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941470035679948421.post-4112523718787925282011-03-15T18:00:12.044-07:002011-03-15T18:00:12.044-07:00Thanks for comments, KThom. You make an excellent...Thanks for comments, KThom. You make an excellent point. Librarians would definitely need to devote more time to monitoring these subject guides in order to maintain their guide's credibility. I like your idea of using the social bookmarking guides maintained by patrons to augment and update the static library guides.Brian McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007682865502211707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941470035679948421.post-11288395916572104312011-03-15T16:15:19.839-07:002011-03-15T16:15:19.839-07:00The idea that libraries could rely on patrons to h...The idea that libraries could rely on patrons to help keep their library subject guides updated via wikis or social bookmarking is a very interesting concept. I like this idea of reciprocity, however I wonder if it may be more trouble than its worth. If the public is freely allowed to add or delete content from library guides, then it will in turn lose some of its credibility of offering reputable sources. This may be potentially damaging for a library’s reputation and may hamper library usage. The only success story I know of that uses this open access model is of course Wikepedia, but Wikipedia has a large staff that can dedicate the time to fact checking. This is not to say that libraries should not explore this new technology. Perhaps in addition to a static library subject guide, libraries could also offer one that users could contribute to and once the sources were thoroughly screened they could be added to the static library guide.KThomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620036561840870389noreply@blogger.com