Library Thing for Libraries
Try the latest ‘Thing’! LibraryThing for Libraries makes finding the books you want easier!
Have you read all the books by your favorite author? Would you like to find books that are similar by other authors?
Did you like the book that you just finished reading? Do you want to read something similar?
Finding books similar to those you have read is now much easier using the new LibraryThing for Libraries service in the library catalog. See the instructions below to see how easy this is to use.
- Search for an item in the Library Catalog.
Similar Books
- When you view the search results information for most books in the library catalog, you will see a list of similar books in the left column.
- Click on any title for more details.
Tags
- You will also see a list of tags that categorize the book. Click on a tag to find books on the same topic or that have similar themes.
- Clicking on a tag launches a tag browser that lists other books that have tag. Once the tag browser opens, you can scroll through the list and click on any title for more information. You can also search the tag browser for other tags.
More About Tags
Tags can help you find books on some subjects that don’t have a subject heading for that subject. For example, if you are looking for fiction books on adoption, you will find more titles by using the tag browser than by searching the library catalog for the subject adoption-- fiction. If you search the tag browser for the tag ecology, you will get a different list of books than if you search for ecology as a subject or keyword in the library catalog. Tags can also be used to identify books in certain genres such as cyberpunk that are not categorized that way by libraries.
More About Library Thing
The list of similar books and the tags are the result of the collective efforts of the 280,000+ members of LibraryThing, a social networking website for people who love books. It is used to catalog members' book collections, swap reading suggestion, and more.
Go back to the Terrific Titles page for more help in selecting great titles.