Are you book lover or cataloger at heart? Or do you enjoy finding lost and forgotten gems on the shelf to read? Then LibraryThing may be just the tool for you. Developed for booklovers, this online tool not only allows you to easily create an online catalog of your own, it also connects you to other people who have similar libraries and reading tastes. Add a book to your catalog by just entering the title. It’s so easy that you don’t even need MARC record training to do it. You can also connect with other users through your similar reading tastes. There are lots of ways to use LibraryThing. You can even view your books on a virtual shelf, add a widget to display titles that are in your catalog or install a LT Search box on your blog.

So why not join the ranks and create your own library online. With over 446,560 registered members (BTW: LibraryThing also has group forum for librarian users) and over 28.5 million cataloged books, you’re bound to discover something new.

Discovery Resources:
*About LibraryThing
*LibraryThing tour
*LibraryThing blog

Discovery exercise:

1. Take a look around LibraryThing and create an account.
2. Add at least 5 books to your library.
3. Blog about your findings and be sure to link to your LibraryThing catalog.