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

[Laura Spurrier]

Hi, Mark: and others:

Maybe I'm a little dense, but why would anyone dealing with a library  
collection -- as opposed to a private collection -- want to use such  
a site?

I catalog for my society's library, using MARC tags, downloading  
records when I can, etc.  The records then appear in our online  
catalog.  For libraries, I don't see why anyone would want to use  
anything other than the MARC format.

	Laura Spurrier
	Calif. Genealogical Society

On Jul 19, 2007, at 7:53 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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