Delicious

I revisited Delicious today. The potential of the software is twofold. Firstly, you can tag your bookmarked websites to help refind information that might otherwise be lost as an untagged bookmark. That is to say, Delicious has personal application to your own workflow. Secondly, the social aspects of the software, allowing you to share information with your chosen network, could help other librarians find information more easily. One person searches the internet, but many benefit without having to reinvent the wheel. I didn't get the opportunity to experiment with the networking aspects of Delicious today but can appreciate its potential in a world that shares information. This could save a lot of time. One aspect of tagging that could trip users up is the use of free language rather than controlled language. Getting the corrent search terms would be a hit and miss affair. But nevertheless, Delicious adds another weapon to your arsenal when searching for information that you might otherwise miss. Here is my Delicious site.