Sign up for a Goodreads or LibraryThing account. I have had several Library Thing accounts for quite a while. I have a personal one that has a widget on my blog, and now a gadget on my new iGoogle page. I have a public Library Thing page whose link I share with my library book club to track what we have read as a group. Then I have paid the $25 for a lifetime account for my church library. What a fantastic and easy way to create an online catalog that can be shared with all church members through the church website.
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Do you think Goodreads and LibraryThing could be effective readers advisory tools? I think they would be good for casual use. If you wanted something "good to read" it would be nice to browse someone's library who has similar tastes to your own. I was intrigued by the use of Good Reads as a Summer Reading Club list at one of the libraries. It sounded like it would be a great way to let customers interact with each other, and to collect comments and ratings. Disappointingly, in reality I did not see that much of this had happened. I would like to investigate the use of these sites further for that purpose.
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