When discussing this feature in various forums, I have suggested that it might be very useful for book clubs, summer reading programs, staff reviews and other organized efforts. Initially I had thought that libraries and groups could establish a common login and share it with each other to access other reviews from the group, and the reviews could be output to a webpage, blog, or other established spot.
This morning I implemented a categorization feature in Library Thing reviews- patrons can now check a box if they want a review placed under their own account to be featured in a specific category- At this point they can choose to select from “summer reading”, “teen books”, and “learning journeys”. Take a look at any of the review links to see what it looks like. You’ll have to select “review this yourself” to see the new options.
While you’re there, write a review or two….
There aren’t any obvious limits on the amounts of categories that can be installed, so if you are interested in having a local book club or program at your library enabled as a review category, let me know. The output to your website is a snippet of HTML that can be installed easily. If I’m missing any obvious categories, let me know.
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