Briefs: Colorado Academic Library Stats; Tough Talk About Tagging; Japan to fight Google search dominance
++ Colorado Academic Library Stats
Looking for results from the most recent Academic Library Survey? Want to find out how your library stacks up againist others in terms in the number of reference questions asked, or in relation to the number of electronic journal subscriptions currently held, or in total operating expeditures? Find this information and more by accessing the results of this biannual survey…
++ Tough Talk About Tagging (via Wired Campus)
Brief Comments from Gary:
First, let’s be clear, tagging for personal or small group use is one thing but for the masses, well, ResourceShelf has “been tough” on the topic for a long time. Instead of repeating what we have said before, here are a couple of the posts:
+ Survey: American Tagging
With additional comments from Dan Giancaterino.
+ Newsweek Cover Story Tackles Social Search, Tagging and Related Issues (March, 2006)
+ In the comments section of the Wired Campus post, Gary added a few thoughts.
++ Japan to fight Google search dominance
++ MS Live Releases Improved Photosynth Installer
What is Photosynth?
