Thursday, November 02, 2006

Library Thing!


Maybe this is a library student/librarian thing but.....I have a need to know what is in my personal library at home. I want to be able to search through my books and see if I already own that used knitting book I saw at Powell's. I am also searching for away to catalog my CDs. So, I found this thing called Library Thing and if you have less than 200 items, it is free! It takes the title you input (they even sell barcode readers!) and compares it to databases of your choice and returns the record back to you into your library. People even contribute cover art if the database you chose does not list that title with cover art. It is very cool!!!!! You can even check your holdings remotely if you have wireless internet access with your cellphone or PDA. Just plain ol' bibliographic fun!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Squirl is a great way to catalog CDs. It's like LibraryThing, but it allows you to catalog music, movies, dvds, and many categories of collectibles in addition to books.

Sharon Porter said...

Awesome tip! Thanks!

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