Thing #11 Goodreads to find good reads

Are you book lover at heart? Or do you enjoy hearing what your friends are reading? Then Goodreads may be just the tool for you.

Here's what their website says:

Have you ever wanted a better way to:

• see what your friends are reading?


• keep track of what you've read and what you'd like to read?


• get great book recommendations from people you know?

Obviously, the answer to that is Goodreads.

Add a book to your catalog by just entering the title -- it’s so easy that you don’t even need MARC record training to do it – and connect with your other reading friends. Grab a widget (see Didi's sidebar for sample) to show off titles that are in your shelves.

So join the ranks of other book lovers and create your own library online. Connecting with friends will yield tons of new book recommendations, and soon you'll be like most folks: more books in the to-read section than anywhere else!

Discovery Resources:

• About Goodreads


• Goodreads Tour


• Goodreads blog (updates & news)

Discovery Exercise:

1. Take a look around Goodreads and create an account.


2. Add a least 5 books to your library.


3. Find a friend on Goodreads and comment on what they are reading.
   
   
   
   • Click Friends, then either enter your email info to search for your email contacts
   
   
   • or scroll down to search by name
     


4. Blog about your findings.