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LibraryThing for Libraries

LibraryThing for Libraries. Net Fair I : Taming Library Monsters: LibraryThing and Library Elf Texas Library Association Annual Conference Dallas, Texas April 16, 2008 Barbara Glassford Johnson Bedford Public Library, Texas Technical Services Manager/Systems Administrator.

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LibraryThing for Libraries

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  1. LibraryThing for Libraries Net Fair I : Taming Library Monsters: LibraryThing and Library Elf Texas Library Association Annual Conference Dallas, Texas April 16, 2008 Barbara Glassford Johnson Bedford Public Library, Texas Technical Services Manager/Systems Administrator

  2. So what is LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL)? • It’s LibraryThing for your online catalog. • Enrich your library’s online catalog with the power and fun of “Library 2.0.” • Provide enhanced findability. Let your patrons browse, search and discover your library’s holdings in new, powerful and engaging ways. • Provide patrons with exciting new content, including recommendations and informal, natural language subject descriptors known as “tags.” • Enhance your catalog with just a few lines of HTML. Works with any OPAC and requires no back-end integration. • Draw on the collective intelligence of your patrons and LibraryThing members.

  3. Features • Book recommendations. Show high-quality "recommended" or "similar" books – similar to those provided by Amazon. • Tags and tag browsing. Give your patrons the power and flexibility of searching and browsing your catalog using LibraryThing tags. • Other editions and translations. Link related editions and translations of the same work. "FRBR"-ize your catalog with a few lines of HTML.

  4. Coming Soon . . . • User reviews. Access hundreds of thousands of reviews and let your patrons add their own. • User tagging. Let your patrons tag. Tags can be shared across all participating libraries. • User ratings. Add our ratings and give patrons the ability to rate books.

  5. Libraries Using LibraryThing for Libraries In order by installation date: • Danbury Public Library (Connecticut, USA) — WebPac | example • Bedford Public Library (Texas, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Deschutes Public Library (Oregon, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland) — WebPac Pro | example • Claremont Colleges (California, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Bowdoin College (Maine, USA) — WebPac Pro| example • Randolph County Public Library (North Carolina, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • Richland County Public Library (South Carolina, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • Salt Lake County Library System (Utah, USA) — Horizon | example • Cal State University Channel Islands (California, USA) — Voyager | example • San Francisco State University (California, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Los Gatos Public Library (California, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • East Brunswick Public Library (New Jersey, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • ITT Dublin (Ireland) — Innovative | example • Kingston Information & Library Service (Australia) — AmLibInfoVision | • Australian Tax Office (Intranet) (Australia) • GMILCS, Inc (New Hampshire, USA) — Horizon | example

  6. Libraries Using LibraryThing for Libraries In order by installation date: • Arlington Heights Memorial Library (Illinois, USA) — Innovative | example • Irving Public Library (Texas, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • Weld Library District (Colorado, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • Andrews University (Michigan, USA) — Innovative | example • King County Library System (Washington, USA) — WebPac Pro| example • Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Australia) — SirsiDynix | example • State Library of Tasmania (Australia) — Talis | example • Aurora Public Library (Colorado, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Altadena Library District (California, USA) — Innovative | example • Small Public Library in Southern California (California, USA) • West Vancouver Memorial Library (British Columbia, Canada) — Innovative | example • California State University, Northridge (California, USA) — WebPac | example • Libraries Online, Inc. (Connecticut, USA) — WebPac | example • Parkersburg & Wood County Public Library (West Virginia, USA) — | • Richardson Public Library (Texas, USA) — Horizon | • Williamsburg Regional Library (Virginia, USA) — Horizon | • Murray Public Library (Utah, USA) — SirsiDynix | example

  7. Libraries Using LibraryThing for Libraries In order by installation date: • Lincoln Trail Libraries System (Illinois, USA) — Horizon Dynix | example • MORE/Indianhead Federated Library System (Wisconsin, USA) — WebPac | example • North Vancouver City Library (British Columbia, Canada) — Horizon | example • SWITCH Library Consortium (Wisconsin, USA) — WebPac | example • Westport Public Library (Connecticut, USA) — Horizon | example • Cleveland State University (Ohio, USA) — WebPac Pro | example • Seattle Public Library (Seattle, WA) — Horizon | example • University College Cork (Ireland) — Innovative | example • University of Utrecht (Netherlands) • Trumbull Library System (Connecticut) • Western Washington University • Moonee Valley Library Service (Australia) • Davidson County Public Library System (North Carolina) • Portland Public Library (ME) • Pelham Public Library (Ontario, Canada)

  8. LTFL in the BPL Catalog Demo www.catalog.bedfordlibrary.org

  9. FAQs • How it works • Coverage • Matching • Format • Speed • Statistics

  10. Ok, so how much does it cost? • Simple yearly fee based on combination of annual book circulation and match rate against the LT database. • $1,000 minimum fee. Consortia get a 20% discount. • No cost to install and test internally. Can host live for 60 days without committing to keep it. • Price includes existing features as well as features currently in beta and future widgets

  11. So how good is LTFL? • Can enhance 65% or more of your ISBNs • Recommendations cover 656,000 ISBNs • Related editions and translations covers 275,000 ISBNs • Members have cataloged more than 25 million books • Members have added more than 32 million tags to books • Low occurring and “bad” tags have been removed

  12. Implementation • Step one: Send LibraryThing your data. • Export ISBN, title and author information in tab-delimited format and send it to them. • LibraryThing will soon be able to handle raw MARC records as well. • Step two: Paste the HTML • Add a few lines of HTML to your catalog template. • Each LibraryThing for Libraries “widget” is fully customizable. • Library controls how it works and how it looks. • Step three: Test and go! • You can test out LibraryThing for Libraries without your patrons noticing any changes. • Turn it on. (Turn if off anytime too.)

  13. What are the Benefits? • Patrons love it – they get really excited • Staff loves it – it has been great for Reader’s Advisory • It was super easy to work with LT staff – they were responsive and willing to tweak things for us • Purchasing this type of product from the typical ILS vendor would, no doubt, have been pricey and time-consuming to implement • We could never have done this on our own

  14. Bedford’s Timeline • 5/23/07 - sent my email inquiry to LibraryThing • 5/24/07 – sent tab-delimited file of ISBN’s • 5/24/07 – resent files since I didn’t do it right the first time • 5/26/07 – LibraryThing sent Firefox extension so I could test in my OPAC • Early June – timeout for FY 07/08 budget preparation • 6/20/07 - copied and pasted a few snippets of HTML into my OPAC template • 6/21/07 – data not displaying correctly. LibraryThing tweaked code and I tried it again. • 6/23/07 – Success! • 6/26/07 – Went Live!!

  15. Further Reading • LibraryThing – http://www.librarything.com • LibraryThing for Libraries – http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/ • LibraryThing Blog - http://www.librarything.com/blog/ • Thingology Blog - http://www.librarything.com/thingology/ • What people are saying about LibraryThing for Libraries - http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/buzz.php • Danbury kicks off LibraryThing for Libraries http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2007/05/danbury-ct-kicks-off-librarything-for.php • Bedford adds LibraryThing for Libraries http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2007/06/bedford-public-library-adds.php • Danbury Library presentation - http://www.loosecannonlibrarian.net/talks/ilsinil/ • LibraryThing and the Library catalog - http://online.sfsu.edu/~jwenzler/research/LTFL.pdf • LibraryThing for Libraries: Tekkies Meeting at Collin County Community College - http://www.bedfordlibrary.org/assets/Misc/LTFLpres.ppt • TLA Net Fair I – Taming Library Monsters: LibraryThing and Library Elf - http://www.bedfordlibrary.org/assets/Misc/TLA_LTFL.ppt

  16. Contact Info • LibraryThing for Libraries Send an email to sonya@librarything.com Provide library name, ILS vendor and your email. • Bedford Public Library Barbara Glassford Johnson barbara.johnson@ci.bedford.tx.us

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