Index your books on WorldCat!

Enter the title of an item from your collection in the box at the left. Start a list of your books. Add notes. I add one or more per visit to my list from the random titles that come up in the LibraryThing widget. My list-in-progress is public.
Registration is free. Take a moment to create an account, and you’ll be able to:
1. Create a profile
2. Build and maintain public and private lists of books owned by libraries
3. Add your notes, rating and reviews of the items.
You are allowed multiple lists: Things I own, Things I recommend, topical or want lists.
You may then sort your list by author, title or date, and export or print your lists in a variety of formats. Exports may be in HTML, Rich Text, or RIS, and for citation style, you may chose APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA or Turabian.

The fun part is seeing which libraries own copies of your books – in your area, across the country and internationally. You may find one library-owned copy, or one hundred.
The weakness is that if you can not find the book in any library, they do not provide a way to add it to your list yourself. Also, some items in WorldCat have images, but many do not. For images and unique items, LibraryThing is the answer.

Cataloging your books on LibraryThing

This blog was created to demonstrate the LibraryThing widget that appears in the left column. I am playing with an article on LibraryThing for the MBS Newsletter. The words 'my library' are a link to my LibraryThing account. Whenever you go to the Miniature Bookshelf blog, a random collection of covers and titles appears here. When you click on the link, it takes you to the rest of the collection. It is a modest collection compared to many owned by other members of the Miniature Book Society or now in university or museum libraries. The collection grows slowly and without a strong focus. That is what happens when a large part of the collection comes through gifts and trades over many years! I like miniature books about printing, printers, books and type faces. I have collected several miniature editions of 'The Night Before Christmas' or 'A Visit from St. Nicholas.'

Miniature Book Society Conclave in Seattle

Although I missed Grand Conclave XXV in Seattle This month, I do feel connected to the Society. I received a copy of the catalog of the competition, and Mr. Lorson also sent a copy of a keepsake (both are already added to my LibraryThing catalog) AND I received an email from Karen Nyman about next year's event in San Diego already. Thanks - I'll have my membership renewal in the mail this week.