Task 11-LibraryThing

I can't say enough about LibraryThing. What a wonderful social networking tool for people who love to read! I have a special interest in poetry and I have always wanted to catalog my poetry books. Here, I can do that, along with allowing others to view the contents of my library. I just cataloged 14 of them in 5 minutes. It allows for a simple cataloging that is perfectly adequate for most personal collections, and you are able to use tags that make sense to you for classifying your books. I will see if it allows me to catalog poetry journals tomorrow.

I also joined the Poetry Fool Group. The discussion groups allow you to meet others with similar literary tastes and to discuss topics of interest. This is especially useful for poetry because it has a small, but extremely loyal following. It is a great way to be introduced to poets whose work you have yet to sample. I'm sure it is a great tool for other genres as well.