Tags and social bookmarks are something that I have noticed when on a webpage and have occasionally used. The most common tags that I have used are ones that are found on book websites like Borders.com or Barnesand Noble.com. When I look up an item it is sometimes interesting to see what other books come up under the listed tags. For example, I looked up The Poionwood Bible (a novel I highly recommend!) on amazon.com. Some of the tags that were listed under this item included South Africa and Mission League, two large topics within the novel. There were other smaller topics as well, such as mangwansi beans and green mamba. These terms play a small part in the novel, yet are part of South African culture within the area in which this novel takes place. The tags can help you find similar items you may enjoy and can also give you ideas about reading topics that you hadn't thought of yourself. This can be helpful to reference and children/YA librarians because the tags can assist them in finding things for patrons that enjoyed a specific item. Tags like this can also be found in the beginning of books on the copyright pages to help with catagorizing.
tags are good might help you find something you might have not ever seen i know its help me when looking for books. love your blog!
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