Interesting Libraries

In a recent post on Facebook Shauna Hicks indicated that she had joined Librarything and was having fun entering her books.

I have previously blogged about Librarything, those posts are here, here, here and here. I am always excited when one of my genimates shares my excitement for this product which is a super tool for managing one's personal libraries, books and reading.

Librarything is not just for individuals it can be used to record, catalogue and share the holdings of society and institutional libraries. Some Australian and NZ ones that I have found are:

ANZAC Room Library - RSL Tweed Heads - Coolangatta Sub-Branch  http://www.librarything.com/profile/ANZAC_ROOM_TT

The Bishopdale Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
http://www.librarything.com/profile/bishopdalenzsg

Cairns & District Family History Society
http://www.librarything.com/profile/cdfhs

Cairns & District Family History Society on Librarything

Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
http://www.librarything.com/profile/CAFNEC

Lake Macquarie & District Historical Society
http://www.librarything.com/profile/lmdhs

Museum of Chinese Australian History Research Library
http://www.librarything.com/profile/MCAH

Stockton Historical Society
http://www.librarything.com/profile/stocktonhistsoc

Tamborine Mountain Family History Group
http://www.librarything.com/profile/TMFHG

Why don't you hop over and explore Librarything. You can visit the links above or visit my account here while Shauna's very new one is here

SBDS Prototype 0.1

Try out the new search facility for resources at The National Library. It certainly looks attractive and appears easy to use. Patrons are encouraged to try it out and submit feedback from the site.

SBDS Prototype 0.1

Posted using ShareThis

Libraries Australia

Chasing an elusive an out-of print book? Looking for a book to assist with yout research?

Libraries Australia lets you discover what's in Australian libraries. You can find it, borrow it, copy it or buy it. Using this search tool that lists over 42 million items held in most Australian academic, research, national, state, public and special libraries, one can identify work relevant to one's research. Many of these items will be available on intlibrary catalogueserlbrary loan from your local library.