Goodreads

I have thoroughly enjoyed playing around with Goodreads tonight! I plan to use this a lot to keep track of books I have read and want to read, and to get ideas for other books to read that are similar to ones I have enjoyed.

The one thing I noticed is that it doesn't use tags...what's up with that?!! Of all places, this is where I think tags would be really useful. I will check out Library Thing next, and see if they use tags. If so, I may switch, or even try both for awhile.

I have already had an account with Shelfari for several months. It's similar to these, and it does use tags, so maybe I'll end up back there. I want it to be easy and fast, but I will probably eventually settle on the one where I have the most friends.

Incidentally, I really wish the library's catalog, ibistro, had the features of these websites, where patrons could keep lists of what they have read and are reading, along with their comments, reviews, ratings,and suggestions for similar books. Since Web 2.0 is where the world is these days, and since books are our brand, it really seems obligatory that we offer this type of feature in order to be relevant to our users.