Thing 17

Give a review of the tool you explored - what worked, what didn't work, how might it be used in your personal or professional life?

So I checked out 30 Boxes and realized that I had absolutely no intention of creating another calendar in my life - my multiple Outlook calendars would just have to be sufficient. LibraryThing sounded interesting, because I do like to read when I have the time, and I'm always interested in finding recommendations from people who have similar tastes.

What I didn't realize was that, compared to most of the people on LibraryThing, I don't read AT ALL. Nada. These people are absolutely insane about reading, and their libraries. There were people who had almost 50,000 titles in their library. 50,000 titles. Yes, I am aware that this is extreme, but 50,000?

Then I remembered the tag thing, and realized the power of the site. It could be a powerful resource for teachers, if one was able to take the time to catalog a personal/professional library, and make it available to others in the district. I different version of our existing library accessible online. It has possibilities, though I'm not sure if the time investment would pay off in the future - how is it better than what currently exists? Tags, reviews, and comments, I suppose. You would definitely have to weigh the time investment versus the rewards.