Comments on: LibraryThing http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/ Regular Rambling About Technology Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kieran http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-2816 Kieran Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:22:31 +0000 http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/#comment-2816 I just uploaded my whole library tonight. I have been looking for a decent cataloging platform but there are SOOO many ways to track a book (UPC, ISBN, Library of Congress number, binding, edition, printing, sigh). Most databases and stand-alone programs do one thing nicely and fall short on everything else I need; like auto sorting, say if you wanted to stack your books in some sort of order (subject, author, date of purchase) - but no decent collection of information so you have to manually enter all vital information. Or another may use a decent online D-base, but has not sorting capabilities. This one has it all, and the best news is it's all online, so I don't need to worry about downloading anything or loosing my data file. Great find, thanks Scott! I just uploaded my whole library tonight. I have been looking for a decent cataloging platform but there are SOOO many ways to track a book (UPC, ISBN, Library of Congress number, binding, edition, printing, sigh).

Most databases and stand-alone programs do one thing nicely and fall short on everything else I need; like auto sorting, say if you wanted to stack your books in some sort of order (subject, author, date of purchase) – but no decent collection of information so you have to manually enter all vital information. Or another may use a decent online D-base, but has not sorting capabilities.

This one has it all, and the best news is it’s all online, so I don’t need to worry about downloading anything or loosing my data file.

Great find, thanks Scott!

]]> By: Donna http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 Donna Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:10:02 +0000 http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/#comment-2812 The Libraries in Iowa are also using this site to post their new books. They then add a link in their web site. http://www.emmetsburglibrary.com/recommend.htm#arrivals The Libraries in Iowa are also using this site to post their new books. They then add a link in their web site. http://www.emmetsburglibrary.com/recommend.htm#arrivals

]]> By: Scott http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 Scott Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/#comment-2807 I actually ran across that plugin, and it looked nice, but I didn't really want to put my books on my blog. This project was mainly for my to just personally record what I've read. I know that LibraryThing makes my books public, but there is still the gap between my blog and LibraryThing. I actually ran across that plugin, and it looked nice, but I didn’t really want to put my books on my blog. This project was mainly for my to just personally record what I’ve read. I know that LibraryThing makes my books public, but there is still the gap between my blog and LibraryThing.

]]> By: Mizidy http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/comment-page-1/#comment-2806 Mizidy Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:24:59 +0000 http://www.techory.com/blog/librarything/#comment-2806 If you are using WordPress, which it says you are at the bottom of the page, there is a plugin called <a href="http://robm.me.uk/projects/plugins/wordpress/now-reading/" rel="nofollow">Now Reading</a> that might fit your needs as well. It is fairly robust by getting information from Amazon, allowing you to tag books with categories and keep reviews of the books on your site. The guy who writes it does quite a bit of upkeep with it as well, so that is nice. If you are using WordPress, which it says you are at the bottom of the page, there is a plugin called Now Reading that might fit your needs as well. It is fairly robust by getting information from Amazon, allowing you to tag books with categories and keep reviews of the books on your site. The guy who writes it does quite a bit of upkeep with it as well, so that is nice.

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