Shelfari
What it is: Shelfari is a social networking site about books for book lovers. Use it to keep track of books you've read, books you want to read, and books you own.
How we use it: Shelfari is a great site for finding books of a particular genre, or finding books similar to other books you like. Because sometimes it's tough to judge a book by its cover, we librarians use Shelfari to help us label new books as they arrive at the library. When the cover and summary aren't descriptive enough for our purposes, using Shelfari, we look up the book (either by title or by scanning the ISBN code on the back, a great feature if you happen to have a barcode scanner in front of you!) and scroll down to the descriptive "tags" in order to decide which genre sticker we put on the book.
This same feature is also great for helping us decide which section is best suited for children's and YA books. Sometimes books that look childish have mature themes, or books that look mature are actually suitable for elementary grade students. For those "transitional" books that could go either way, it's nice to check Shelfari and see how other readers have already classified them. It's quick and it's easy.
This same feature is also great for helping us decide which section is best suited for children's and YA books. Sometimes books that look childish have mature themes, or books that look mature are actually suitable for elementary grade students. For those "transitional" books that could go either way, it's nice to check Shelfari and see how other readers have already classified them. It's quick and it's easy.
How we don't use it: If you visit Shelfari, you'll notice that you, the user, can edit the book information. We librarians are uniquely qualified to do this! But we don't. We'd be at it all day. You, however, may enjoy this feature.
The library also does not have an official Shelfari account: you cannot look us up on Shelfari to see which books we have - you'll have to use our catalog for that. However, some of our librarians do have Shelfari accounts and they recommend it highly. It's a great way to keep track of books you're reading or have read. You can record the date you finish the book, as well as rate and review titles.
The library also does not have an official Shelfari account: you cannot look us up on Shelfari to see which books we have - you'll have to use our catalog for that. However, some of our librarians do have Shelfari accounts and they recommend it highly. It's a great way to keep track of books you're reading or have read. You can record the date you finish the book, as well as rate and review titles.
Conclusion: If you read a lot and have trouble remembering all the titles, this is a great site!
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