Personal Library Tools for Librarians

Personal Library Tools for Librarians Presented by: Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com h9p://www.librarything.com/ catalog/nengard

Outline •  What is a personal library tool? •  Do I need to use a personal library tool? •  What are my opBons for my book collecBon? –  LibraryThing.com –  GoodReads.com –  Shelfari.com –  Google MyLibrary •  How do I choose? •  Further Reading

Personal Library Tools are •  A way to –  catalog your collecBon –  share your collecBon –  ﬁnd recommendaBons –  connect with fellow readers •  Social networking for book lovers (or any collecBon lover)

Do I need one? •  If you: –  Lend a lot of books –  Find yourself buying books you already own –  Love to keep things organized –  Are a cataloger at heart –  Or just like sharing informaBon online •  Then a personal library tool is for you

What are my options?

LibraryThing •  Pulls data from libraries & Amazon •  Allows you to catalog books •  Add common knowledge data (authors, seWngs, important people, etc) •  Sort data into collecBons •  Mark items read or not read •  Sign up for free books! •  Free for up to 200 books -‐ $25/lifeBme for 200+

LibraryThing •  LibraryThing, staying true to its name, has viewed libraries and librarians as key users of its services and an important market for their product. Among the four featured sites, LibraryThing has the only librarian on staﬀ who carries an MLIS degree. Popular among small libraries, LibraryThing encourages cataloging and even promotes an inexpensive scanner called CueCat which speeds up the cataloging process. Online rewards, known as badges, are awarded to users who contribute to the bibliographic producBon of LibraryThing. Sco9 Jeﬀries. 2008. Social cataloging tools: a comparison and applicaBon for librarians. Library Hi Tech News, November 30, 1-‐4.

LibraryThing •  Take a look: –  www.librarything.com –  Create an account –  Update your proﬁle –  Add books –  Add common knowledge –  Find friends –  Early Reviewers –  Join Groups

GoodReads •  Pulls data from Amazon •  Allows you to catalog your books •  Mark items read, wishlist, to read •  Tag items •  Add reviews & raBngs •  Sort books into shelves/categories •  Free for any number of books

GoodReads •  Goodreads’ design is simple yet includes some adverBsements on the record of the books themselves. They have wisely placed the ads on the far right of the screen so as to not overwhelm the user as they move leh to right across the page. When available, a link to a Google Book Search preview is imbedded in the book display. Also, Goodreads encourages reviews and comments by prominently displaying previous comments from other users. Sco9 Jeﬀries. 2008. Social cataloging tools: a comparison and applicaBon for librarians. Library Hi Tech News, November 30, 1-‐4.

GoodReads •  Take a look –  www.goodreads.com –  Create an account –  Add books –  Find Friends –  Find a Group

Shelfari •  Owned by Amazon –  Data obviously pulled from Amazon •  Allows you to catalog your books •  Mark items read, wishlist, to read •  Tag items •  Add reviews & raBngs •  Free for any number of books

Shelfari •  The disBncBve feature for Shelfari is its visual shelf display that places the image of an added book on a virtual shelf. When creaBng a collecBon, the user is pushed by the graphic interface to sort items into three categories – to read, reading and have read. The process creates a large amount of clicking around from one collecBon to the other and the user cannot always view an enBre collecBon very easily. Sco9 Jeﬀries. 2008. Social cataloging tools: a comparison and applicaBon for librarians. Library Hi Tech News, November 30, 1-‐4.

Shelfari •  Take a look –  www.shelfari.com –  Add an account –  Add books –  Update proﬁle –  Find Friends –  Find a Group

Google MyLibrary •  Pulls data from Google Books •  Provides inside the book preview if available •  Add notes and labels (tags) •  Add reviews & raBngs •  Free for any number of books

Google MyLibrary •  Take a look –  h9p://books.google.com •  Click ‘My Library’ in the top right (if you have a Google account) –  Sign up for a Google Account if you don’t have one –  Add books –  Add tags –  Add reviews

More to Learn •  Sco9 Jeﬀries. 2008. Social cataloging tools: a comparison and applicaBon for librarians. Library Hi Tech News, November 30, 1-‐4. •  ArBcles about LibraryThing (too many to cite): h9p://www.librarything.com/press/#6 •  Arrington, Michael. 2007. Goodreads Raises Angel Round To Help You Find That Perfect Book. TechCrunch. December 17. h9p://bit.ly/oJTAr. •  Darcangelo, Vince. 2008. Hyper literate: Local readers and writers reaping the rewards of book-‐themed social networking sites -‐ Boulder Daily Camera. Boulder Daily Camera. December 18. h9p://bit.ly/4M86sf.

Personal Library Tools for Librarians Thank You Nicole C. Engard nengard@gmail.com h9p://www.librarything.com/ catalog/nengard

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