Leddy Library Reference Desk Blog

As if elves weren't cool enough already, now there's Library Elf: a Vancouver web-based service that reminds you when your library books are due, before they're due. Elf is integrated with numerous public (and some academic) library systems in Canada, the US, New Zealand and Australia, and can send you reminders by email, RSS, or text message alerting you to impending due dates, overdue books, and holds available for pick-up. You decide when and how often you get the reminders, and you can also incorporate multiple library accounts so you can monitor your whole family's library book situation.

I just created a group within LibraryThing for University of Windsor LibraryThing users. I have also created an 'add library' link to the University of Windsor's catalogue that LibraryThingers can use when looking at books within LibraryThing.

I'll just assume you know what LibraryThing is.

Hey - I was mistaken. The backfiles to TLS are available only with a username and password. A note letting folks know is going to be added to our sfx record. Sorry for getting hopes up.

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