Does tagging belong in the library?
Sure!
It looks like we lean that way in the FPL's 23 blog: "Categories are broad by nature. Your blog or website might have categories such as pictures, book reviews, news, or other types of content you are creating. Tags are much more granular. They can give that short cut to something a little more specific than searching through hierarchical structured categories. So, tagging can be useful where content is abundant or terminology is rapidly developing. It can be thought of as social keyword searching."
Does it replace or complement subject headings?
I think it should complement subject headings. (See above)
Should we encourage or discourage the practice?
Encourage...people thrive on encouragement.
I like the idea of tag clouds!!! It sounds oh-so-visual! :D
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