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Comments in the Catalog: Community
Interaction
Computers in Libraries 2007April 17, 2007
Glenn Peterson, Hennepin (MN) County Library
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Comments are…
mini-reviews
on any title in the catalog
a “blog for every book”
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A very brief history…
Four threads
•summer book reviews by
kids and teens
•book reviews by adults
•catalog customization
•conversations about books
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Demo
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Patrons can comment…
From the library catalog
•Full bib screen
•Items out
From booklists
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Anatomy of the
Comments page
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It’s a mash-up…
Bibliographic info Enriched content Patron comments Audio reviews (podcasts) Amazon reviews Related lists Recent comments
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How’s it going?
Most-heavily used feature on
our site
Especially popular with teens
5700 comments/3000 users
over the first 11 months
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The Long Tail
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Tail
Number ofcomments
Number of Titles
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Maintenance
Pre-screened for language
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Maintenance
Pre-screened for language
Title
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Maintenance
Pre-screened for language
Title
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Maintenance
Pre-screened for language
Batched every 4 hours and sent
as an email message
Reviewed by Web Services staff
on rotating basis
Click a link to hide a comment
“Problem” comments edited
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Our to-do list
Ratings
Avatars
User profiles
Tag cloud
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