#18 Library thing

Library thing is such a nice cosy application for librarians. I like it. You could use it for your acquisitions or perhaps better for the tips of the week/month etc. You can use reviews from others or make them yourself.
Perhaps Library thing works better for personal use ironically than professionally for a library. from the website these are the most interesting aspects I think
# Discover new books

* Fantastic recommendations
* Common Knowledge (characters, places, awards)
* Reviews and ratings
* Early Reviewers program: free books in exchange for reviews

# Interact

* Talk: our forum for everything book-related (and much that's not)
* Friends: see what your friends are reading, and what books you have in common.

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# 17 Pearl trees

I found it difficult to find a 2.0 website that did not just duplicate the ones we already know. And try and find one that is interesting enough to use as an example in a library context.
I don't think Pearl trees is that well known. Their website puts it succinctly:

Pearltrees is the social way to organize, discover and share the stuff you like on the Web. Use Pearltrees to keep at hand the stuff you find everyday on the Web, to discover new stuff in your areas of interest and to drive people through your web.

I think that there is enough potential here for the librarian to promote a number of products and items of interest for the users of the library. The sharing idea is useful as well as conneting with others who might have the same interests.
And it looks good.