This week's competency is about tagging. 'Tags' are words used to describe a book. They can be added by people who have read the book. People can then use these tags to search for information in the area they are interested in. Here is an example of a 'tag cloud'. or group of tags:
2007(1) adventure(1) At J's(1) Bibliography(1) book lists(2) book lovers(1) books(2) books about books(2) Books and Reading(1) crime(1) discard(1) eBay(1) fantasy(1) fr0(1) genre(1) genre fiction(2) Genres(1) historical(1) historical fiction reference(1) home(1) horror(1) librarianship(2) Library Reference(1) library school(1) library science(4) literature(1) non-fiction(4) office(1) own(2) paperbackswapped(1) professional(1) professional development(1) reader's advisory(8) reference(5) romance(1) science fiction(1) signed(1) textbook(1) western(1) writing shelf
These tags can be found at LibraryThing. www.librarything.com
This is the tag cloud for a book called Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction by Diana Tixier Harold. I chose this book because it is very help in my interest area of adult literature and read-alikes. The book defines genres such as genres as crime, adventure, romance, western, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, gives sub-genres, and lists authors and titles for each genre. This information is very useful for finding books for patrons who only like certain genres, or for recommending a book to a patron who wants a title similar to another book they have read.
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