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Social Cataloging Instructors: Kelsey Bates, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk Kelsey Raasch, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk

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Social Cataloging. Instructors: K elsey Bates, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk Kelsey Raasch , TA/GA ITD and Help Desk. Overview of Social Cataloging. Why? Common Platforms Good Reads LibraryThing Shelfari Other Options. Why It’s Worth It Personally. Why It’s Worth It Personally. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Social CatalogingInstructors:Kelsey Bates, TA/GA ITD and Help DeskKelsey Raasch, TA/GA ITD and Help Desk

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Overview of Social Cataloging

Why?Common Platforms

Good ReadsLibraryThingShelfari

Other Options

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Why It’s Worth It Personally

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Why It’s Worth It Personally

Cataloger at HeartWant to be organizedKeep track of your collection

Social NetworkingRecommendationsShare your collection

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Why It’s Worth It Professionally

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Why It’s Worth It Professionally

Reader advisory toolConnect with other librariesPerspective books for collection

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GoodreadsPulls data from AmazonLinks to Google Book SearchHas over 10 million users

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GoodreadsPros

Recent Updates news feedBook GiveawaysFreeHas AppsWidgets

ConsAdvertisementsDoesn’t work for multiple editions

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LibraryThingPulls Data from Libraries and AmazonCommunity of 1,500,000 book lovers

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LibraryThingPros

Works with book swapping sitesEarly Reviewer booksAvailable in multiple languagesLibraryThing LocalZeitgeistCan make organization accountsVery Metadata richUser rights orientedWidgets

ConsHave to pay $25/lifetime if over 200 booksNo AppsLess social

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ShelfariLaunched in 2006Amazon bought in 2008Pulls data from Amazon

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ShelfariPros

FreeVirtual BookshelfPurchase easily from Amazon

ConsDown for maintenance oftenEntire collection not easily viewedToo many clicksDoesn’t work for multiple editions

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Other OptionsGoogle My LibraryPinterestaNobiiMyAnimeList.net