Social networks operate on the premise that it should be as easy as possible for a user to input their data into the system: user profiles, blog posts, media etc, but if they try to move their data ...

I recently started adding books that I own into the site LibraryThing.com, which is a nifty online tool for organizing the books on your shelf. It is more than just a personal database -- you can ...

Recently, we spent quite a few evenings emptying our storage unit and rearranging our large book and comic collection on the shelves that cover many of our walls. As we went along, I wanted to add ...

ProQuest, in partnership with LibraryThing, has launched Syndetics Unbound, a new online service designed to provide libraries and their patrons with dynamic information and interactive, guided ...

On the most recent April Fool's Day, an announcement appeared on LibraryThing.com that was designed to upset the bookish, independent types that frequent the Portland-based website. The message, ...

Buried inside the LibraryThing website (think MySpace for OCD literati) is “I See Dead People’s Books,” a catalogue of the libraries of 33 deceased luminaries, including Marie Antoinette, Thomas ...

Colleges share many things on Twitter, but one topic can be risky to broach: the reading habits of library patrons. Harvard librarians learned that lesson when they set up Twitter feeds broadcasting ...