[Genealib] Using LibraryThing.com to coordinate "look-ups" etc

[Colleen Ringel]

I looked at LibraryThing.com but learned of a similar site that is  
free with unlimited books. Check out Shelfari  (www.shelfari.com).  
You can tag books, write reviews, rate books, join groups, coordinate  
your Shelfari books to your Facebook account, and much more. It is  
more graphically oriented so for visual learners, it fits the bill.  
And again, it is Free!

Colleen Ringel

Reference/Electronic Resources Librarian
Morton Grove Public Library
Morton Grove, IL  60053
Direct:  (847) 929-5116
Main:  (847) 965-4220
FAX:  (847) 965-7903
cringel at webrary.org
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Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily  
reflect official Library policy.


On Jul 19, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Mark Wentling wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I recently joined LibraryThing.com which is a "social cataloguing"  
> site that enables users to post what books they own online, tag  
> them with descriptive words/phrases, and then connect with other  
> users who own the same books or use the same tags to describe them  
> (the site also has many features for suggesting books that might  
> interest you).
>
> I've added lots of my books from my personal genealogy and local  
> history collection and the site tells me that for many of them I am  
> the only member who owns those titles -- their relative obscurity  
> suggests to me that it would be valuable for other genealogists to  
> know that I've got them since I could perform look-ups or what  
> not.....
>
> I'm curious how many other people on this list are using  
> LibraryThing.com to record their genealogical collections, and how  
> they might then be using the site to connect patrons with one  
> another for look-ups and other user needs.
>
> By the way, the site has a "Group" specifically for genealogists  
> called "Genealogy @ LT", and the site also offers services to  
> library institutions.....
>
> Check it out at LibraryThing.com (it's free to try and to catalog  
> up to 200 books).
>
> Thanks,
> Mark Wentling
>
> My LibraryThing pages:
> http://www.librarything.com/profile/mawentling (profile)
> http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mawentling (catalog)
>
> My Homepage:  http://www.indexcel.com
>
>
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