Tuesday Thinger: Common KnowledgeWelcome to another week of Tuesday Thingers! We always love to hear from regular participants as well as new people.Today's question: A few weeks ago, someone told me about the Common Knowledge feature of Library Thing. The statistics and basic information can be found through a link at the bottom of any page. Currently there are over 869,540 facts that have been entered. How do they get there? We add them! It took me a while to figure out that you enter them from the book or author page. When you have a book or author page pulled up, if you look at the left hand side, there are a bunch of links you can choose from. One of them is Common Knowledge. If you click the link, it will bring up a section where you can add facts.Have you ever looked at the Common Knowledge page, or viewed the history of changes/additions? If you were aware of this section, have you added any information? Do you find this information useful or interesting?
My Answer: I had noticed the Common Knowledge fields and find it fascinating. I often look to see if anyone has added any content, but I had never posted anything myself. I looked at some of the other answers this morning and was inspired to include the dedications for books that I add to my library. What a great idea! Imagine how many details we could add!
One of these days I am going to have to upgrade to a paid membership so that I can add all of my books. Do most of you have paid memberships or free? The cost is so small for so much value. It seems that when I have the money, I don't have the time! But more likely I don't have the money....I have too many dogs. If you want to see my newest editions, take a look here.
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4 comments:
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I have a paid account, the 200 book limit just didn't work for me, but as you say the price is so cheap why not go for it. I have a lifetime membership.
I upgraded to a paid account and for me it's definitely worth it. I like having the freedom to add as many books as I like, and I think it makes me more involved with the rest of the LT community. When I'm not hindered by limits, I tend to spend more time on there doing things and adding my own updates. Just the organization it gives me was worth the cost, though. Extremely helpful!
LibraryThing has been a wonderful way for me to get my personal library in order, even without all the interesting discussion groups, and freebies from Early Reviewers. I absolutely think it's worth upgrading to a paid account. An awful lot of entertainment for your hard-earned cash. Well, admittedly it's geeky entertainment, but still fun.
I've got a free membership. We don't have the extra money right now, and I'm only at 50 books right now, so I've got a little more time!! :)
I love the idea of adding something to the CK section when adding a new book to my library. . .
Thanks for participating in Tuesday Thingers last week! I've got this week's posted now.
Take care, Wendi
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