Tue 15 Nov 2005
LibraryThing
Posted by pfitz under Libraries, Technology
Here’s another excellent library-related technology tool. It’s called LibraryThing and it allows you to catalog your books online. This isn’t really intended for formal libraries–they have their own systems. This is for personal libraries.
There are tons of great features (including searching the Library of Congress, Amazon, and over 30 major libraries from around the world, importing/exporting, LC/Dewey, and a virtual bookshelf using cover images) and you can catalog up to 200 books for free, or get unlimited books listed for $10/year or $25/life. I’ve described all the features on my personal blog: Pfitz’s Miscellany. Check it out to see what all the fuss is about. (In only 2 1/2 months, they’ve had over 810,000 books cataloged!)
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Pingback from Pfitz’s Miscellany » New Amazon Feature
June 12th, 2006 at 11:33:16[...] When you view your Media Library, you can even choose between a list and a collection of the cover images. Each individual record within your collection automatically shows the author, title, publication date, rating (for movies), ISBN/ASIN number, and “attributes.” You can also add your own tags to the records, so it’s sort of like Library Thing, except that you also get links to the Amazon reviews and feedback on each one. [...]
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Pingback from BiblioTech Web » Using LibraryThing in a Library
November 6th, 2006 at 10:31:22[...] About a year ago I blogged about LibraryThing and what a great online tool it was for organizing your personal library. And also how it functions as a social network. But why would an actual library want to use it? Here are some thoughts. [...]
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Pingback from Coffee Klatch » New Amazon Feature
September 20th, 2007 at 4:12:44[...] “attributes.” You can also add your own tags to the records, so it’s sort of like Library Thing, except that you also get links to the Amazon reviews and feedback on each [...]
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