Thing 8 - Tagging

Prior to the 23 Things exercise, I knew what tags were but have not had much experience using them. I do think that they are very useful and certainly have their own place in the web world now. I don't think that they are meant to replace subject headings, but they certainly can complement them. I don't think there's anything wrong with having more ways to access information so if this keyword style of connecting data helps users find what they need, then it's a great thing. I don't have any actual experience with tagging in an OPAC system, I am trying to imagine how that would work and if it would be a good thing. It is definitely not something that I would discourage.