Library journal 15/09/2007 had an article about libraries and tagging which was really interesting. Click here to read it. Some libraries
Thunder Bay Public Library
Nashville Public Library
have already created clouds on their websites and also allow their users to tag books similar to how librarians add subject headings. There's obviously no authority control (which some librarians will hate!) but that doesn't mean they can't be organised or bundled into groups even corresponding to the Dewey Decimal System.
I like the cloud of tags - representing subject areas visually might help people browse better. I think the best thing about del.icio.us is probably the social element where you can infiltrate other people's search results and jump through the internet quicker than searching with a traditional (boring) search engine!
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