[Web4lib] RE: Looking for a wish list management tool

[Andrea Berstler]

I may be a little late on this one - sorry for that

It was not created to manage wish lists, but I believe that Shelfari could
be used to create and post a wish list using the "I would like to read"
feature for the users. Whomever wanted to buy that title could send an email
to the library that they had or were going to buy that work, even put a
comment in the review section. 

For those unfamiliar with Shelfari - it is a social networking site based on
books.  We are just beginning to use it for our library (and I am still
working on learning all the tools personally) however, for a free site, I
must say that I am finding it a pleasant surprise. It is easy to use, I
believe the public will like it and it fits the new "social" site style that
so many of our under 30 patrons like. 

Andrea Berstler
Director - Village Library of Morgantown


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jason Kneip
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:29 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] RE: Looking for a wish list management tool

Marie,

WorldCat allows users to create book lists which can be viewed by anyone.
You can share the lists with others via RSS feed, or by sending personalized
invitations via email.

The URL is: http://www.worldcat.org/

Jason Kneip
Archives and Special Collections Librarian
Auburn University Montgomery
Ph: 334-244-3213

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Marie Harms
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:53 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Looking for a wish list management tool

I am posting this on behalf of a librarian in the state of Iowa who is
looking for some web-based tool that would allow her to post a wish list
of needed books that people could buy for the library. This would
perhaps be connected to some bookstore through which the patrons would
purchase the book and automatically update the wish list.  Does anyone
know of such a widget? Does Amazon offer this service?

Please send replies to Terry Tikovitsch at the Iowa Falls Public Library
terryt at iowafalls.lib.ia.us

Thank you!

Marie Harms
Library Consultant
State Library of Iowa
515-281-3464 (desk)
515-238-7530 (mobile)
800-248-4483 (toll free)





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