Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

LibraryThing Turns 12!

Today is LibraryThing’s 12th anniversary! To celebrate, we held a cataloging race with our three key cataloging methods going head-to-head-to-head:

See the video to see who won (besides office assistant/dog Gunner, obviously).

Over the years, LibraryThing has evolved to focus on cataloging efficiency, to benefit data-lovers and libraries (hey there, TinyCat) everywhere. Today, we’ve got 12 years and 117 MILLION books’ worth of cataloging under our belt.

However you catalog, we’re happy you’re here with us. We’d like to send a huge “Thank you!” to all our members. You help make LT what it is—a great place to be.

Grab your party hat and come share in the celebration on Talk.

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    • Tuesday, August 8th, 2017

    August 2017 Early Reviewers

    Win free books from the August 2017 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 112 books this month, and a grand total of 3,260 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

    If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

    » Request books here!

    The deadline to request a copy is Monday, August 28th at 6PM Eastern.

    Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, and many more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

    Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

    Oneworld Publications Beacon Press Revell
    Candlewick Press Ballantine Books L.N. Smith Publishing
    William Morrow Apex Publications Plough Publishing House
    City Owl Press Bards and Sages Publishing Prufrock Press
    Lake Claremont Press World Weaver Press HighBridge Audio
    Tantor Media Chronicle Books EsKape Press
    Petra Books Faber & Faber USA Poolbeg Press
    Anaphora Literary Press Literary Wanderlust LLC Harper Perennial
    CarTech Books Sunrise River Press Everything Goes Media
    Meerkat Press Westminster John Knox Press Akashic Books
    Mirror World Publishing Bellevue Literary Press Tundra Books
    Henry Holt and Company BookViewCafe Tule Publishing
    Eerdmans Books for Young Readers EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing Tor Books
    Penguin Teen Canada Puffin Books Canada

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    • Monday, July 24th, 2017

    Group Read: Homo Deus

    We’re back for another round of the site-wide group read, One LibraryThing, One Book (OLOB).

    With Yuval Noah Harari’s Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, we’re venturing into new territory for OLOB—non-fiction! We’ve been talking about tackling a non-fiction book for a group read for some time now, and we think this is a pick that will inspire lively discussion.

    Details

    For the uninitiated, here’s how One LibraryThing, One Book works.

    We want to give everyone ample time to acquire and read the book, so discussion will start four weeks from today, on Monday, August 21st at 9am Eastern.

    Prior to August 21st, we ask that members not create any new Talk topics for Homo Deus. On/after the 21st, go right ahead!

    More

    If you have any questions about One LibraryThing, One Book, or want to see what we’ve read in the past, check out our OLOB blog archive.

    Questions? Comments? Feel free to post them in the One LibraryThing, One Book group, or drop me a line at loranne@librarything.com.

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    • Monday, July 24th, 2017

    Your Library in Dewey

    We’ve made a handy graphical way to see how your library matches up with Dewey®.

    The Dewey Decimal System®, also called the Dewey Decimal Classification® (DDC)—called the “Melvil Decimal System” on LibraryThing for legal reasons—is the classification used by most public libraries, especially in the US. First developed in 1876, it divides the world into ten major categories 0-9. Each of these are further subdivided 0-9 again, twice, yielding a number between 000 and 999. Further division is accomplished by adding a decimal point (.) and adding more decimals. It’s imperfect, but it’s simple—and it’s everywhere.

    Here’s what it looks like on the top level. I have a lot of history and religion. True enough.

    Screenshot 2017-07-24 12.00.11

    Here’s one level down. Did someone say “occult”?
    Screenshot 2017-07-24 11.56.00

    Here’s what it looks like posted to Facebook:
    Screenshot 2017-07-24 12.04.58

    “Dewey,” “Dewey Decimal,” “Dewey Decimal Classification” and “DDC” are registered trademarked of OCLC, an Ohio-based library cartel.

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    • Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

    July 2017 Early Reviewers

    Win free books from the June 2017 batch of Early Reviewers titles! We’ve got 64 books this month, and a grand total of 1,850 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

    If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

    » Then request away!

    The deadline to request a copy is Monday, July 31st at 6pm Eastern.

    Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, and many more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

    Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

    Candlewick Press Faber & Faber USA Tundra Books
    World Weaver Press Oneworld Publications Beacon Press
    City Owl Press Tule Publishing Revell
    Coral Press William Morrow Heritage Books
    Harper Perennial Five Directions Press Candlewick Entertainment
    Tantor Media HighBridge Audio Ballantine Books
    Symmetry Press LLC John Ott Sinful Press
    Gefen Publishing House Avery Mirror World Publishing
    Akashic Books Eerdmans Books for Young Readers BookViewCafe
    EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing Apex Publications Dog Star Books
    Raw Dog Screaming Press JME Books

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