A) TO BE of course! Just as long as the 'to be' is good, as in the phrase, "I'm to be given Jaffas tonight for dessert" =)
Haha! Probably not an award winning answer but surely I get points for the awesome subtle suggestion!
Q) So have you guessed the topic of this blog?
A) Answerboards!
I think Slamming the Boards is a great idea. It is certainly one very good way to promote librarians and the work we can do for people with questions. I even think if I ever get a spare few minutes I'll have a crack at slamming the boards too =)
Answerboards could work well in elibcat with people reviewing books, though perhaps it would be a bit overwhelming if unlimited comments were allowed. I think a good way of implementing reviews would be to create a selection of books each month based around a theme (eg, new release, popular, classic, genres, non-fic subjects) and for that month customers are invited to share their comments.
I really liked the answerboards that implemented a rating system. It means people can have a say without taking up a lot of time getting into the details (as required by reviews/comments). Ratings would work very well in elibcat and be compact enough to use with every item. It would allow people browsing for a good read to quickly see the average concensus of what other readers thought. It would also be quite engaging for the people choosing to contribute to the ratings =)
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