Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Critique This Book: Longhorn Reviews
Although staff at UT Libraries don’t expect to see the death of the book in its traditional printed form anytime soon, they aren’t taking any chances. Staff members are constantly seeking new ways to integrate technology with long-standing library practices.
One new feature recently launched by the libraries is Longhorn Reviews, a Web 2.0 tool for the Library Catalog that allows users to submit reviews of titles housed at the university.
Matt Lisle, libraries information analyst and Longhorn Reviews project member, says user-generated…