Hello dear RAVALA membership! Question of the week: What tricks or tips do you use to remember what you've read/watched/listened to? I used to carry around a small steno notebook in which I had jotted down titles, authors, and a descriptive word or two if necessary that would trigger a memory. Now that we no longer take materials to the desk, I keep a reading log on my remote desktop. I just have to remember to add to it when I finish something. Is there a more organized or productive way to do this? I know there are some readers' websites out there that allow you to record or tag to your reading history. Does anyone have a terrific one they use? It will be great to hear your ideas!
Susan the RAVALA nag
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Believe it or not I use the saved Reading History on My Library Account for both book and film titles. The only problem with that is you can't have comments. It is really easy to get to when the patrom is needing a quick suggestion.
I think using the remote desktop is a great way to keep track of books that we've read and would like to suggest, or not suggest. Because us PSS's are on desk, it's easy to access when we've got a patron right there.
I have found goodreads.com to be a helpful way to keep track of the books I've read. It's associated with Amazon so it comes up with an image of the book's cover. Books can be sorted by shelves, rated 1-5 stars and a review can be added. I include this website in my favorites so it's easy to access from my remote desktop.
I agree, Donna! The saved reading history on the ALD site is a great way to see what you have seen and read. I do try to delete the items that I checked out and never got around to seeing or reading. Sad, but sometimes you can't get to everything!
I use the saved reading history feature too. I find it very useful to remember the good and the bad.
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Long time ago I could rely on my memory but now, with all these names and titles...
I think it's a wonderful idea to have all these sites as favorites and then impress an astounded patron...I like BarnesandNoble, it has a colorful floating ribbon of new releases and picks of the week. Booksense is great too. Actually all of them are very helpful.
I also use the reading log in my library account. I have been trying
to start a list on the desk top so I can add comments.
I'm so glad you brought this up! It's something I've been wondering about for awhile. There are 3 sites that I'm considering. One is the one that Kitty mentioned. The other 2 are Shelfari and LibraryThing. The only glitch with LibraryThing is that it allows you to add 200 titles for free, but then they charge to add more, so......... Anyway, I enjoyed reading everyone's comments on this!
Cheryl
Some interesting and thoughtful ideas here. I've looked at Goodreads and Shelfari. I've read recently that Shelfari also has been acquired by the every blossoming Amazon. I agree that enabling the My Reading History feature on ALD's website is a good way to pull up quickly what you've read/listened to/watched - as long as you clean it out occasionally (as Karen B. mentioned). Thanks for the comments - keep them coming!
Susan C.
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