The aim of Thing #8 is to create a personal library of your books
Navigate to the librarything website and set yourself up with a new account. Then use the “Add books” tab to begin to add to your library.
LibraryThing is a social cataloguing web application for storing and sharing personal library catalogues and book lists. You can catalogue personal collections, keep reading lists, post book reviews, and chat to other users who have the same books. After a user catalogues books, he or she can tag them, add/correct cover pictures, and use social features. When a book is tagged, it can be viewed when other users or books use that tag.
The primary feature of LibraryThing is the cataloguing of books by importing data from booksellers and libraries through Z39.50 connections.
Another feature, “Members with your books”, shows the names of other people with the 50 most similar libraries to yours. When viewing another member’s profile or library, the system shows how many (and which) books are shared between you.
If desired, you can leave a (public or private) comment on another’s profile. One can also add the member as a friend, to a private watch list, or as an interesting library
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