Comments on: Thirteen to child in 1.4 seconds http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/209 Why stop dreaming when you wake up? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:44:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: herzogbr http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/209#comment-2954 herzogbr Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:21:22 +0000 http://localhost/remainingrelevant/?p=209#comment-2954 Just a clarification on "labeling." I was talking about two separate things - one was for us to put "subjective" labels on the DVDs, such as "adult," "comedy," family," etc. The other idea was to label according to MPAA ratings. Since most DVD covers are different, and the ratings printed on the covers are often difficult to find, we were going to get bigger and standard R, PG, PG-13, etc., labels, so it would be easier for patrons browsing the shelves to see what the film was rated. I agree with you in that, in the first case, the library would be overstepping its "access to information" role. But in the second case, we're making the already-established information easier to find. And yes, pretty much everything we're working on is for the in-person patron, browsing the physical shelves. Allowing such interaction with patrons via our catalog would be great, too - any forum that allows people to pool our collective knowledge and experiences for the benefit of the community is worth exploring. Just a clarification on “labeling.” I was talking about two separate things - one was for us to put “subjective” labels on the DVDs, such as “adult,” “comedy,” family,” etc. The other idea was to label according to MPAA ratings. Since most DVD covers are different, and the ratings printed on the covers are often difficult to find, we were going to get bigger and standard R, PG, PG-13, etc., labels, so it would be easier for patrons browsing the shelves to see what the film was rated.

I agree with you in that, in the first case, the library would be overstepping its “access to information” role. But in the second case, we’re making the already-established information easier to find.

And yes, pretty much everything we’re working on is for the in-person patron, browsing the physical shelves. Allowing such interaction with patrons via our catalog would be great, too - any forum that allows people to pool our collective knowledge and experiences for the benefit of the community is worth exploring.

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