Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Thing #12 - NetLibrary and WorldCat

I've had a NetLibrary account for years and help others create one. I find it especially comes in handy when students can't find a physical copy of a book they need for an assignment but can access the title here.
I've explored Project Gutenberg and am thinking of joining their proofreading team. One page per day is manageable. I browsed their Top 100 Ebooks recently to see what the demand is.
I've used WorldCat before, but I'm aware of its limits in that not all libraries participate. To answer the WebThings question, it has all of the elements that are needed to complete our ILL form. I also like the "My lists," and "Related subjects" features.

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