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Up until 3 or 4 minutes ago there was 1 question using the [software-library] tag and 1 using the [library] tag.

Then I did a question and that changed it to 2 to 1. So which tag should be used?

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I suggest:

  • [Library-Programming], for things like Boost and OpenMP, whioh are used for programming

  • [Library-Books] be for things like Koha, Calibre, to do with managing physical or electronic libraries of texts

  • [Library] tag be black-listed, as it is too unclear on this site.

Why we need [Library-Books] Tag:

(and why we can't let Library-programming hog it)

So far there is one question that could have been tags this way. That makes it over 0.5% of all questions.

If this site had have existed 3 years ago when I needed to decide on library software for our organisations library, I would have asked here (Koha, has so many disadvantages).

A few month ago, my wife wanted to catalogue our extensive home library and saw some great iOS program for it, and was trying to find a similar one for windows phone.

I think there will be enough [Library-Books] question.

If we allow Programming Libraries, which it is true there will be many many more of to use the [Library] Tag. Then they will swamp the eventual dozen or so questions that should be under [Library-Book], and become very hard to find.

The other option is a good tag wiki.

I don't actually feeel super strongly about this, but it might be coming off as if do

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    I don't think there will be many library-books question, whereas I am expecting a lot of library-programming. In that case, library could be perfectly used instead of library-programming
    – Bernhard
    Feb 8 '14 at 10:13
  • @Bernhard: I've updated my question with a response.
    – Lyndon White
    Feb 8 '14 at 10:37
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    I agree that library has too much potential for ambiguity. But I don't like the library-programming name. Let me think of a better name.
    – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
    Feb 8 '14 at 17:22
  • Perhaps, Library-Framework? Library-Software is no good as it is just as ambiguous. hmmm
    – Lyndon White
    Feb 9 '14 at 0:21
  • library can be an alias for programming one instead of blacklisted. That's how 99% of people will use it, I predict
    – DVK
    Feb 10 '14 at 1:41
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    @DVK no, we should enforce clarity, since some people may use library for "books library" too. I prefer not letting an ambiguous tag be synonymous of anything
    – Braiam
    Mar 18 '14 at 13:36
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I add this answer such that the votecount makes it clear.

[software-library] should be used

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    Hmmph I should have thought to add this myself when I started this discussion; thanks.
    – Nick Dickinson-Wilde
    Feb 8 '14 at 10:46
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I personally think [library] is the tag that should be used not [software-library] because:

  • this site is 99% about software so saying 'software' is duplication
  • If I go by the how the that developers I know (and myself) refer to them and everywhere I have ever seen it written again it is [library] or -library not software-library
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How about: [*-library], e.g.

Apart from the corner case of porting code, I think you're always looking for an implementation in a specific language.

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