shelfari
later - failed - but my link on the delicious list works - so halfway there.
Technical blips aside I think this is an excellent and probably highly addictive resource for readers -
In the library - could limit it to, perhaps, particular areas of reading, thinking here of someone keeping up with what is being published/written about WEB 2 applications to libraries for example, or the changing role of libraries generally - again there is a lot of other ways this could be done, this is just one - being able to add friends would allow informal connection with colleagues working/interested in the same area - and could go across to academics, students ... this is a social bookmarking site so is something that might be done by people interested in libraries but not probably within library context?
As a reading addict - I like the way it links the individual reader to a wider, informal reading population. Things I found particularly useful as a reader is the fact that a drop down box brings up different versions of common titles, useful when we don't remember the full or proper title - it offers a link to buying the title which also takes you to all the other reader resources amazon has to offer - the book reviews, including the option to add one of your own - it shows what books people are discussing at the moment, very useful for keeping up to date with what is around and attracting interest - link to friends and other readers.
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