Week 3 was a little easier for me as I already had a Vision account set up. However, I did create my first list, leave my first comment on a book, and picked my first person to follow.
I can see these features being a good tool for the library to use. If I remember correctly lists of the top ten circulated fiction and non-fiction books in different departments are created every few months. From there someone could look at these books on the Vision catalogue and see what other suggestions are made based on the comments left by readers. These suggestions may include books that the library does not currently have but may be popular.
I believe the lists, comments and follows may be of more benefit for individual people than for the library though. It is an easy way to sort through all the books available through the library and find ones that will likely interest an individual with minimal research.
I noticed that patrons can easily make suggestions on what books they would like to see at the library. I think that is a very helpful tool for both the library and its patrons.
Good job on Vision and keep up the good work!
Its true, some of the social features are better for individuals than for a library account. Lists are great for Reader's Advisory, though.
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