The New New Communication Books Page

How can you find out about new communication-related books in the BC Libraries?

The screen shot below shows the new New Communication Books page I've created using a free Web site called LibraryThing.com.



The links on the right of the page are in an automatically generated tag cloud, a set of linked tags that I have assigned to each of the new communication books based on their subject. The tags are in alphabetical order but appear in different font sizes: the larger the font, the more new books there are in that category.

Clicking on a tag takes you to a page in LibraryThing where I have gathered books on that topic that have been added to the BC Libraries since the beginning of the semester. (Clicking on MOST RECENT ADDITIONS show the very newest titles in all categories.)

Once you’re in LibraryThing, there are several kinds of information available about each book, including:

* A link to Amazon.com, including descriptions, excerpts, and any other details that are available.
* Tags that have been applied to the book by me or by others who have included the book in their own LibraryThing collections. (Mine are distinguishable by vertical lines at the beginning and end, i.e. |Journalism and News|.)
* A link (in a box under Member Reviews - the most convenient place I could put it) to the Quest catalog record for the book at BC.
* Any ratings or reviews that LibraryThing users have submitted about the book. (Not many with these academic titles.)

Check it out, and let me know what you think.