Thing 20: Tagging and Social Bookmarking

I can definitely see the advantages of tagging and social bookmarking for both students and library staff. It would be handy to have a social bookmarking site compiled by our library that we could suggest to students as an easy way to have all the databases and other websites handy for them to access. Our library webpage has too many layers to navigate through so students often do not realize what they have available. I liked the other bookmarks compiled by the VCCS library because it had other types of materials students often need but do not know where to look, such as the City and Building Index and the Photo Archive. The bookmarks for copyright and fair use would also be useful to instructors. I also like the idea of being able to comment on the bookmarks chosen. Sometimes other people will know of other websites that offer the same information and they could comment directly on that bookmark so others can see it.