#14 A Thing About LibraryThing

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 book lovers, this online tool allows you to easily create an online catalog of your own. 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.

You can also connect with other users through your similar reading tastes.

View your books on a virtual shelf or install a LT Search box on your blog.

So why not join the ranks and create your own library online? LibraryThing also has group forum for librarians.

Discovery Resources:

• About LibraryThing


• Library Thing tour


• LibraryThing blog (updates & news)

Discovery Exercise:

Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account. Add a least 5 books to your library.
Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.

Coming up next: Rolling with Rollyo!