meara, have you let the LibraryThing people know what options you want? Because they do add things and update fairly often, so if you made a case for them they might built it!
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
flea - Feb 19, 2009 3:24:29 am PST #8452 of 28431
information libertarian
Tom Scola - Feb 19, 2009 3:51:07 am PST #8453 of 28431
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I really want to use a spoilery line from Anathem as a tagline:
“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs,” I said. “We have a protractor.”
Jessica - Feb 19, 2009 3:57:17 am PST #8454 of 28431
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love that line.
Gris - Feb 23, 2009 4:21:28 pm PST #8455 of 28431
Hey. New board.
I am still using LibraryThing. I've actually adapted its tag system to run a lending system for my new classroom library. I tag every book with a number to represent which copy it is, since LT is fine with adding multiple copies of the same book. When a student borrows it, I tag it with the phrase "checked out" and their name. Books on loan to the library, either by me or another student, are tagged "personal copy - *name*" And so forth. It's a pretty good system, I think. I can click the "Tags" bar and see 1) how many books are checked out, 2) how many books a particular student has checked out, 3) how many students have books checked out, 4) how many of my personal books exist. By doing a search, I can see how many of my personal books are checked out. When i notice a book is missing, I can mark it missing and make a list to post on my wall.
The point being... I still like LibraryThing, and think that creative use of their tags could let you do pretty much everything you want. Though it might be annoying to have to add books you don't really have to your library just to tag them "want to own" - you'd have to play with it, I think.
Connie Neil - Feb 23, 2009 4:28:43 pm PST #8456 of 28431
brillig
I'm enjoying the groups on Library Thing. I've been getting snippy with people in the SciFi as Proper Literature thread.
meara - Feb 23, 2009 5:39:06 pm PST #8457 of 28431
Well, after doing some digging, apparently "coming soon" (so they say...apparently it's been "comign soon" several times) is "Collections" on LT, so that you can have basically several different libraries within your username. And thus separate out say your Childrens books and your YA books and your SciFi and your To Be Read or your "Read this from the Library Don't Actually Own it" or what have you. If you so desire (they plan to have some pre-made categories, but allow for users to make their own).
So I think that'll work better than the tags, for me. I am OK with tagging for some things, but I like that separation better.
Tom Scola - Feb 26, 2009 4:56:38 am PST #8458 of 28431
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Kate P. - Feb 26, 2009 5:27:28 am PST #8459 of 28431
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ha!
Gris - Feb 26, 2009 7:00:35 am PST #8460 of 28431
Hey. New board.
... that kid is awesome, if that's real.
Laga - Feb 26, 2009 8:22:34 am PST #8461 of 28431
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
So I'm reading Black Dossier. So great. I'm surprised they can make a profit selling these for $20. I wonder how much they cost to make? Anyway I'm reading The Crazy Wide Forever and for the first time it occurs to me- The League is fan fiction! Just because Moore is famous and making money off his work doesn't take away the fact that he loves these characters and he wanted to make more stories about them.