Future of Cataloging (1/2) by Tim Spalding at LibraryThing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4genpc-DZs4
Part one of his 18-minute screencast on the "future of cataloging" for a panel at the American Library Association's 2008 conference.
Future of Cataloging (2/2) by Tim Spalding at LibraryThing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD2plk4vT3Y
Part two of his 18-minute screencast on the "future of cataloging" for a panel at the American Library Association's 2008 conference.
What is LibraryThing?
"LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for book lovers."
"LibraryThing helps you create a library-quality catalog of books: books you own, books you've read, books you'd like to read, books you've lent out ... whatever grouping you'd like."
"Since everyone catalogs online, they also catalog together. You can contribute tags, ratings and reviews for a book, and Common Knowledge (facts about a book or author, like character names and awards), as well as participate in member forums or join the Early Reviewers program. Everyone gets the benefit of everyone else's work. LibraryThing connects people based on the books they share."
"LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for book lovers."
Vital Statistics
Members 1,438,185
Books cataloged 67,994,471
Tags added 81,646,419
Unique works 6,455,425
Reviews 1,562,100
Works reviewed 532,191
Ratings 10,952,825
User-contributed covers 2,725,722
Author photos 42,548
Groups 7,830
Talk topics 117,252
Talk messages 2,994,270
Talk touchstones 2,036,262
Free books given out
Early Reviewer books given out 94,952
Member Giveaway books given out 94,414
Total free books given out 189,366
Source of above information:
http://www.librarything.com
I think it is a new trend in cataloguing personal library collection, and from the statistics, it is gaining popularity!
"Enter 200 books for free, as many as you like for $10 (year) or $25 (life)." It is easy to start free and affordable even if you want to join "Life" membership!
I run a search on "Singapore" and it returns with "About 1,976 results". The hit list included a lot of travelling guides and some good reference titles and good local imprints.
It is interesting to browse the library owners' profile and get to know people who collect books that you like. The library owner are book lover and willing to catalogue them and share their reading interest!
Dexterine Ho
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