The Library Thing has been around now for a few years. I set up an account with it about two years ago. I think it offers a number of advantages: It has kept me accountable for my reading; it provides nifty ways of categorizing my types of reading; the book covers provide a nice visual display; and like many of the other applications, it has a welcome social/sharing component, allowing interaction with other readers, i.e., reading their reviews, joining their groups, creating a group that they can join, and so forth. The options are varied and extensive. That it has a link to Amazon.com is tolerable, considering that it has to survive some way. My LibraryThing (already outdated, unfortunately).
In terms of promoting this product to teachers, I think its value for classrooms lies in its ability to create a fairly personalized resource for finding and responding to books; I would open the process up for student input (perhaps with supervision or control over the login) to reinforce its ability to appeal to students.
In terms of promoting this product to teachers, I think its value for classrooms lies in its ability to create a fairly personalized resource for finding and responding to books; I would open the process up for student input (perhaps with supervision or control over the login) to reinforce its ability to appeal to students.
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I too have looked at this before and realized that would have to have a good reason to use it. That said it is a product worth consideration for some small libraries.
Cindy Gruwell
CMLE 23 Things Coach
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