With the updated social aspect of Web 2.0, internet users are now able to organize and connect information in easier and convenient ways. With the click of the mouse button, information can travel farther and faster than ever before. Does this have negative or positive implications on librarians in public schools? I think it’s a little bit of both. With coworkers and students able to utilize social bookmarking websites, they are able to organize and share information and learn from each other in the process. The ultimate goal of a librarian, in many ways, is to create this realization. However, how reliable is this shared information? Much of the tagging and organization process is opinion based and would have to be assessed on reliability factors. I think that overall, the ability of others to organize and share information, even just the process alone, is beneficial to librarians.
Having recently tagged websites in Diigo, I question the quality of usefulness in them. I liked the websites and I believe I tagged them with keywords that were appropriate, but how accurate was I? Individual assessment and research will still need to be done when looking for information on the internet. However, Diigo is useful, in that, if tagged properly, useful information is available in a very accessible manner.
