Kurt Vollmerhause, from QUT, gave a demonstration of Librarything – the social networking site for bibliophiles.
Kurt showcased the basics as well as other features like widgets and the exciting LTFL service which provides OPAC (read library catalogue) enhancements such as tagging and options to track down related editions.
View the presentation – it contains links out to Librarything, and a list of libraries that have implemented LTFL so you can see it in action.
Tags: cataloguing, librarything, social networks
October 30, 2007 at 4:19 am
I can add that since the presentation several new LTFL sites have reportedly joined the fold, including two Australian libraries. (I’d really like to hear some of their impressions, wouldn’t you?)
By the way, the LibraryThing wiki (http://www.librarything.com/wiki/) includes a definitive list of LTFL sites, and it’s worthwhile monitoring the official LT blogs if you’re interested in tracking these developments.