Library Thing? Shelfari?

My daughter introduced me to Shelfari about a year ago.  I like the simplicity of the site. She has an account for her daughter,too. Here is a picture of Cadie's shelf.  When I want to buy her a new book, I can check to see if she already has it in her library.  For Christmas, I gave my daughter a bar code reader so that she could easily upload her library.  Since we are a family of readers, it is an easy way to make sense out of what you have read, your reviews, what you want to read and reader recommendations.  Library thing is similar to Shelfari.  I've played around with both.  I think I like Shelfari best.  It is nice that our family members are on the same site.  It is easier to borrow, get recommendations, and discuss books we read.

I think one of these programs could be used to maintain a classroom library.  You would be able to organize your library, keep track of your collection, and make reading recommendations. Students could use Shefari to keep a reading log and journal.  Students could comment on what others are reading.  I think this would be an excellent way to promote reading and create an interactive environment to share/comment on what students are reading.