Are you book lover or cataloger at heart? Or do you enjoy finding lost and forgotten gems on the shelf to read? Then LibraryThing may be just the tool for you. Developed for booklovers, this online tool not only allows you to easily create an online catalog of your own, it also connects you to other people who have similar libraries and reading tastes. Add a book to your catalog by just entering the title -- It’s so easy that you don’t even need MARC record training to do it. Or connect with other users through your similar reading tastes.
There are lots of ways to use LibraryThing. You can view your books on a virtual shelf, add a widget to display titles from your catalog on a blog or web page, or install a Library Thing Search Box
So why not join the ranks and create your own library online. With over 65,000 registered users and over 4.7 million cataloged books, you're bound to discover something new (BTW: LibraryThing also has group forum for librarians)
Discovery Resources:
About LibraryThing
Library Thing tour
LibraryThing blog (Library Thing updates & news - note the July 5th post about using Flickr to create a book pile* and enter a contest)
*What's a book pile? A photo of a stack of books, usually on a theme. Here are some examples.
Discovery Exercise:
1. Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account.
2. Add a least 5 books to your library.
3. Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.
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Licensing and Permissions
The Ohio University Libraries Learning 2.0 program is based on the PLCMC Learning 2.0 program created by Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director for the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC).
This program is licensed under Creative Commons- see details and has been modified for use by the Ohio University Libraries.
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Go to http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2007/07/my-library-of-congress-talk.php to see a Library of Congress talk by the LibraryThing Guy.
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