Library Thing is totally cool! I created an account and added 5 books that I've either read or would like to read. The site is extremely easy to use. There are options to search any of hundreds of sources for a book, and it's great to see the views of the book covers displayed alongside the data. Data is organized in two basic categories: social and book. Social data include member reviews as well as anti-recommendations. It's wonderful to have this access, and I agreed with the books listed under each category. Tags present a very visual representation of the subjects associated with each book. Under book data, all of the basic descriptors necessary for cataloguing are found. Most helpful are the LC and Dewey classifications and citation information. I will be using this site when manually cataloguing books that have hard to find Marc records. Other applications include the ability to share book recommendations with a select group, such as reading clubs.
Here is a link to my Library Thing: http://www.librarything.com/catalog/hmsbookbagger
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