Post on 25-Feb-2016
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LIBRARY THING TUTORIALBy Katie Taymans and Emily Underwood
WHAT IS LIBRARYTHING?
www.librarything.com •Cataloging and social networking site for book lovers•Contribute tags, reviews, and ratings for books in your collection•No special knowledge or software required and joining is free•Resource for library patrons to find new books•Tool can be used for reader’s advisory
WHY USE LIBRARYTHING? Free to catalog up to 200 books For more than 200 books, paid account is only
$10/year or $25 for a lifetime membership Libraries can integrate social data into their OPACs Libraries can link
to local events Small libraries can
use as a basis fortheir OPAC
Libraries can maketheir existing OPACmobile instantly
“Facebook for books”
HOW DO I SIGN UP?•“Join Now” button located in upper right corner of main page at www.librarything.com
•Only information required is your name and e-mail address, or you can join using your existing Facebook or Twitter account
GETTING STARTED
•Click “Add books” tab at top•Search by title, author, ISBN, or LC card number•Choose from result box on the right of your screen
YOUR BOOKS
work page
WORK PAGE Click on work page icon at right or title of book
to access an individual book’s page where you can: Create tags View recommendations or add your own Read published and member reviews See other members who have the book in their
collection View related or similar books View external sources that reference the book Link to outside vendors and WorldCat Rate book using five star system and compare to
average rating Includes “Will you like it?” predictor tool
WORK PAGE
WILL YOU LIKE IT?
•Makes predictions based on similarity to other books in your collection and their ratings•The more complete your collection, the more accurate your predictions will be
COMMON KNOWLEDGEAlso includes:•Epigraph•Dedication•First words•Quotations•Last words (spoiler alert)•Disambiguation notice•Publishers•Editors•Blurbers•Publisher series
YOUR BOOKS
detail page
DETAIL PAGE Provides
bibliographical information
Lists LibraryThing subject headings
Gives citation information in several formats
Most fields are editable (except subject headings)
CITATIONS Provides citations in
several popular styles.
Citation manager links to OttoBib website
YOUR BOOKS
setcollections
SET COLLECTIONS
Provides several preset collections.
You can add, change, or rearrange collections.
YOUR BOOKS
Edit your books—also available from the detail page
Click to delete books
DISPLAY OPTIONS
I HAVE MY COLLECTION. NOW WHAT?
Participate in discussion groups in the “talk” tab
Join a group with other like-minded readers Find out where there is an event near you Zeitgeist—more statistical information than
you’ll ever need Link to your Facebook, blog, etc. with widgets
and apps in “more”!
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER LEARNING http://www.librarything.com/tour/ --Help
getting started http://
www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Help_and_FAQ --FAQ and Help page
http://www.librarything.com/wiki/index.php/Using_LibraryThing_as_an_Integrated_Library_System --How libraries can use it as an ILS
http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/ --LibraryThing Blog