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Social Cataloging

Social Cataloging. Instructors: K elsey Bates, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk Kelsey Raasch , TA/GA ITD and Help Desk. Overview of Social Cataloging. Why? Common Platforms Good Reads LibraryThing Shelfari Other Options. Why It’s Worth It Personally. Why It’s Worth It Personally.

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Social Cataloging

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  1. Social Cataloging Instructors: Kelsey Bates, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk Kelsey Raasch, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk

  2. Overview of Social Cataloging • Why? • Common Platforms • Good Reads • LibraryThing • Shelfari • Other Options

  3. Why It’s Worth It Personally

  4. Why It’s Worth It Personally • Cataloger at Heart • Want to be organized • Keep track of your collection • Social Networking • Recommendations • Share your collection

  5. Why It’s Worth It Professionally

  6. Why It’s Worth It Professionally • Reader advisory tool • Connect with other libraries • Perspective books for collection

  7. Goodreads • Pulls data from Amazon • Links to Google Book Search • Has over 10 million users

  8. Goodreads • Pros • Recent Updates news feed • Book Giveaways • Free • Has Apps • Widgets • Cons • Advertisements • Doesn’t work for multiple editions

  9. LibraryThing • Pulls Data from Libraries and Amazon • Community of 1,500,000 book lovers

  10. LibraryThing • Pros • Works with book swapping sites • Early Reviewer books • Available in multiple languages • LibraryThing Local • Zeitgeist • Can make organization accounts • Very Metadata rich • User rights oriented • Widgets • Cons • Have to pay $25/lifetime if over 200 books • No Apps • Less social

  11. Shelfari • Launched in 2006 • Amazon bought in 2008 • Pulls data from Amazon

  12. Shelfari • Pros • Free • Virtual Bookshelf • Purchase easily from Amazon • Cons • Down for maintenance often • Entire collection not easily viewed • Too many clicks • Doesn’t work for multiple editions

  13. Other Options • Google My Library • Pinterest • aNobii • MyAnimeList.net

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