LibraryThing for Libraries Adds User-Generated Reviews – 10/23/2008 – Library Journal
“LibraryThing, the social cataloging site that offers features to libraries like tag clouds and book recommendations, is expanding further into the social OPAC arena with the introduction of user reviews into LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL). The new Reviews Enhancement package gives patrons at subscribing institutions the ability to both read book reviews from other library users as well as add their own, all without leaving the item page in the library’s online catalog.
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