LibraryThing seems like a fun thing to play around with. While exploring, I ran into some thoughtful reviews and discussion threads. Useful stuff. And it's always interesting to see what other people with similar tastes are reading and recommending.
It would be fun to have something like this available through the library's website. We obviously wouldn't want to catalogue things automatically for customers (as they check things out, for instance), but it would be a nice feature to make available. I think a lot of people would enjoy posting their reading lists, wish lists, and reviews. There is apparently a large group of people who want to make connections based upon what they read in common, and a system like LibraryThing's could be really useful that way. Library 2.0: the library is always open online.
I noticed in the discussion thread that a couple of people use GoodReads instead. I'd be curious to hear preferences from people who have used both. What makes one better than the other? What distinguishes them?
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