> Weinheimer Jim <j.weinhei...@aur.edu>: > Considering all of this, maybe "illustrations (some > coloured, a few beautiful, several less than aesthetically > pleasing, and a couple downright nasty)" isn't so bad after > all! >
That comment may be put in a "paradata" area by end users if we had really participated "wiki-fied" catalogs that seems particularly useful for sharing annotations, formal and informal peer-reviewing comments, and updates (for instance about current contents of journals). It should not be included in the area of the bibliographic / physical description of the object. Besides, I think that occasional / volunteer or not expert users should be educated to understand we have these rules in order to allow everybody to express their views. Put in the wrong place whatever element of information or opinion can generate laughing and mocking reactions that have the practical effect to suggest hilarious interpretation of the data offered and stop people thinking of other meanings and functions. Therefore is not such an innocent mistake without consequences. What seems incredibly irrelevant in one own research context can be extremely important in other fields but I will never learn these differences unless somebody (or some experiences) turn my mind on them, no matter how high is my intelligence quotient or the pace of my browsing and the depth and richness of my formal training about search tools. For these reasons, paradata uses of bibliographic and other data shared in digital formats may have immense editorial and media development but must be governed. For a definition of "paradata" check starting footnotes in full-text preliminary version of my paper "Cataloguing the unfindable" where I am sure I have quoted the source, whereas I have already self-promoted through my blog the idea of wiki-fied versions of classifications schemes (at http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brunella_Longo/blog/) For a definition of "critical thinking skills"... I am sure you do not need any further help ;) Brunella Longo http://www.brunellalongo.info (http://www.brunellalongo.it)
