I enjoyed utilising the "suggestions" options of LibraryThing. There was an acknowledgement that as I had only a small number of books catalogued, the results would be "spotty". This is a great way to uncover new authors and maybe discover new favourites and the option to have fiction or non-fiction is a great readers advisory tool. There was even an option to omit all the authors in my collection, so that I didn't have to catalogue every single title of a particular author in order to ensure they didn't show up in a suggested list. Over time I may extend my list of books to increase the chances of more relevant suggestions. It may even be worthwhile suggesting to some keen Library members who are always on the lookout for upcoming authors and readalikes.

Even more exciting is that I have been able to link to LibraryThing by placing the widget to the side of my blog through navigating my way around the HTML maze. As I have imported a template from another site, I can't customise the desktop simply by moving blocks and editing text as offered by Blogger. The only way I could see to customise my site was to look through the HTML (under template) and alter and then preview the changes in the hope it worked. I'm not sure who is more surprised, me or a younger staff member to whom this is second nature!! I am learning so much through trial and error, but for me this is the best way to learn!