Thing #19 LibraryThing/Shelfari

I looked at LibraryThing for awhile. I am still not really sure of its purpose. I guess if you want to see what books I have read, or there are suggestions for more books like what I have added with reviews by other readers. I think I will try to use this in the future when picking out books for personal use. Now I go to Target and look at books. They usually have a very up-to-date selection without it being overwhelming (like Barnes and Noble). I read about the books, the jackets and sometimes a short piece inside. Then I write them down and go check them out at the library. I don't usually buy very many books for personal reading. I don't find that I read them again, so why spend the money.

I set up an account for LibraryThing http://www.librarything.com/home/cejones if you would like to look at it.

I put in 5 books. The first one is called Isle of Palms. 242 members had added this book and their were 8 reviews posted. The second book is The Lost Recipe for Happiness, and it had only 85 members adding it with 4 reviews. My third book was Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. 41, 357 members have added this book with 409 reviews.

It was asked about discussions about our books. I looked through the home page but did not see anything about the books I added or discussions on them.

I like the recent recommendations that were listed, some were automatic from the software and some were through member recommendations.

I posted Shelfari on my blog because it was so easy to use. I could not get a LibraryThing search box added to my blog. Instructions have to be very clear to me with steps for each thing. I did try, but again to no avail.

Again, I am not sure how much I would use this in my work as a librarian. I think I would on occasion, but I am pretty sure that I will use it more for personal use.