Library-user collaboration on bibliographical perspective

Modern library and information science is mostly focused on users, technology and information management. User perspective or cognitive approach has radically influenced organization of many library services. Digitally born users put new demands on library services, always being technologically one step forward the library. Facing new demands, libraries are reaching to respond, becoming “beta” libraries and offering services in constant flux. Library catalogues and bibliographies remained for centuries immune on user perspective, especially regarding digitally-born user’s demands. Bibliographical perspective is concentrated exclusively on documents. User and bibliographical perspectives were like two opposite sides on single library paradigm shift. Library services in digital age are fully embracing and integrating new digital technologies. Digital library services tent to become platforms where library and users could meet to collaborate. Library-user collaborative platform is endorsed by community-driven catalog system, which support user’s tagging, rating or reviewing of library holdings