Re: Awesome website for setting up classroom library catalog

["Diane Dye" <dededye1@tx.rr.com>]

This site is great!!!   Thanks for sharing--now I have to find a cuecat.


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Subject: [middle-lit] Awesome website for setting up classroom library 
catalog


> www.librarything.com
>
> Super simple to use (just type in name of book or ISBN #) and click on
> picture of novel.   It keeps titles, picture of cover, author's name, your 
> tags
> (like I put in lexile #'s or if it was a Sunshine Reader), has a spot for 
> a review
> of the book (I thought that this would be great eventually for students to
> submit for me to add to the list).   It also maintains easy linking to
> amazon.com & several other book dealers (to get a quick replacement cost 
> should the
> book go missing).   You can choose to make it public or private and can 
> link to
> your blog (if you have one).
>
> It's free for first 200 books.   I'm planning on inputting my classroom
> library so that I can post what is available with a sign out/returned 
> sheet next to
> the descriptions.   I'm just so excited at how easy to use and quick it 
> was.
> I was beating my head against the wall with Excel - this is a snap!   I 
> just
> had to share....
>
> ;o)
>
> Pam Tempest
> Team Neon-6th Gr. ELA
> Hudson Middle School
> http://nlcommunities.com/communities/tempest
>
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> that every child should be given the wish to learn." John Lubbock
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