Thing #13 -- Library Thing

WOW, I can see all kinds of work uses for this, let alone as a personal tool for booklovers. I'm intrigued to see Library thing for libraries; since bibliocommons seems to be a no-go, have we considered this? Should we set up a library account, or department one, (as CAF, has a wealth of online RA tools that they effectively use)? It might help us with the shoulder shrugging "I have to read a non-fiction book" question. I'm not much of a booklistkeeper (I don't pore over the map before picking a chocolate from the box) but I can see people who love to have a list of 200 items on their to read list getting a kick out of this. The recommendations arising from the 5 titles I entered are worth a look; some I've already read, and would agree on the connections made. The popularity of this site, suggests that THE catalogue, though a wonderful tool, does not meet all the needs of readers. As an example, the tags for The perfect storm tell a fuller picture than the LCSH in our catalogue.