LibraryThing adds “Groups”

July 26th, 2006

I logged onto LibraryThing today after not reading much of my aggregator during the past 2 days and saw that I had an invite to the Librarians who LibraryThing Group. Huh? So, I looked on the blog and read:

“We see groups being used by:

* Real-world clubs. Groups can unite all the collections of a real-world organization, like a book group, a college club, a branch of the SCA, a church—heck, a bowling league—search for books, arrange swaps, etc. You can even post meeting times, etc.

* Virtual clubs. LibraryThing members have already set up groups for Knitters*, British and Irish Crime Fiction, Ancient History enthusiasts, Pagans, and many others.

* Friends and lovers. You can set up a group for your friends, significant others and family members. You can make a group private and invitation-only.”

Huzzah! I hate to repeat myself, but will some library catalog vendor please hang out with Tim and the gang and listen? They are doing everything that library catalogs need to be. Interactive. Hello? Anybody home?

Tim: Are you going to Library Camp East?

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