25 February 2008

Thing 14 - LibraryThing

I have had an account on LibraryThing since December 2006...and haven't looked at it really since. I am so ashamed!! But this is a wonderful reminder that it is available, & I will try and make better use of it from here on out. I had been using it for books that related to my participation in the SCA, and do not see this changing.

As to using LibraryThing in as library tool, I can see setting up a network of accounts that each have a different topic. So you can have a Thing for books related to wizards & witches to relate to a Harry Potter event your library is holding. Or you can have an exhibit about landscaping, and you can have a Thing highlighting the titles in this subject. I suggest having more than 1 account so you do not have to deal with the 200 title limit, but if your library has money for the paid-account, I could also see having all these & more under 1 account as well.

1 comment:

Erica said...

Hi Rachel,
MSB is now using LibraryThing to promote new books. The account is GUMSBLibrary. I use the tags to indicate program and month. It's a nice way for students to see what's new and get extra information about the titles.