Week 8 / Thing 19: Library Thing

I can see loads of potential for Library Thing. I like that with just a click or two, you can get the cover and basic information. Again, I got very overwhelmed because I somehow ended up looking a list of all the things you can add to Library Thing before I even have had a chance to really play with Library Thing. 

I've only put a few books in so far (otherwise, I'll never finish this class). Most of them got very high ratings, but most of the titles I looked at did also, so maybe people usually catalog the books they like and that skews the results a bit. I don't think that's a bad thing, just something to be aware of. Libraryhiker from this class had 2 of the books I cataloged which doesn't surprise me since we traded books all summer.

I have a super bookgroup that meets once a month. I'd love to create a catalog of all the books we've read and the ones we've talked about reading. I like all the choices of information that you can put in. 

There are many students out there who would like this program. Many of my students like to keep track of the books they read and want to read. I'll be showing Library Thing to students and am excited to see where they take it. 

Can't wait to spend more time with this one.