For those of us who thought our jobs were secure as catalogers, think again. We now have social tagging. Anyone can tag. All those lovely rules for when to use what subject heading? GONE. Today we have what is important to me.
Why does the world need catalogers? Everyone has their own point of view. How many times have you seen that people just want to express and view the world from their personal point of view? And that doesn't include a uniform title for things like the Bible.
In a world we never invented, we are now asked to justify all that we do, how we do it, and why it's important. Why is an infrastructure such as cataloging or taxonomy important?
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