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TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Z3950 Access PA4 unread / 4bnielsen, June 16
z3950 toronto public library3 unread / 3navistar96, May 22
What was your degree in?328 unread / 328Kathleen828, May 15
Moving Away from 'Fiction' and 'Nonfiction'15 unread / 15Elanna76, May 4
Search by Call Number12 unread / 12JonathonL88, April 8
Annoying things that patrons do, say, don't say, etc.419 unread / 419MarthaJeanne, March 18
OCLC numbers7 unread / 7melannen, March 9
Question about DDC for a book5 unread / 5MsMixte, February 25
endnote list of z3950 sources2 unread / 2davidgn, January 22
ohiolink library, z3950 access is gone20 unread / 20davidgn, December 2025
Online LC-Dewey conversion tool19 unread / 19itsjameswrigh, December 2025
What is a good site for checking the age appropriateness of a children's book?20 unread / 20GraceCollection, November 2025
Joining in6 unread / 6AntonioGallo, September 2025
Best way to sort a home library27 unread / 27kicking_k, September 2025
Holds4 unread / 4kristilabrie, September 2025
Globally deleting books in a collection6 unread / 6IRCCA, September 2025
Librarians, I have a lot of questions and concerns.Please give me your wisdom. Thanks :)10 unread / 10FirkeyZeldaX, July 2025
Barcode scanners16 unread / 1642Books, June 2025
Subjects like FIction, JUvenile, HIstory ?5 unread / 5bnielsen, June 2025
DOGE & The Library of Congress54 unread / 54featherbear, June 2025
Advice/Help for Private Hybrid School Library5 unread / 5GraceCollection, May 2025
Looking for the Best Australian Sources1 unread / 1kristilabrie, May 2025
Backup your catalog5 unread / 5MarthaJeanne, March 2025
Any advice for an aspiring library assistant?7 unread / 7hopefullibraryperson, March 2025
Displaying pamphlets3 unread / 3GraceBibleAZ, December 2024
Any way to back up Library Thing?10 unread / 10Keeline, November 2024
Standardised Rules for Titles?8 unread / 8ToongabbieBaptistLib, November 2024
History of Classification Schemes5 unread / 5wburkett, November 2024
Cataloguing with gendered occupations, tags etc.1 unread / 1Cynfelyn, September 2024
Atlas: Map or Book?17 unread / 17GraceCollection, August 2024
Need help preserving a collection with a lot of old books10 unread / 10FinnishLibrary, August 2024
Creating a TinyCat assignment for library school students1 unread / 1francescadefreitas, July 2024
Budget Way to Scan Some Neat Art3 unread / 3MarthaJeanne, May 2024
Book Theft Writ Large2 unread / 2varielle, May 2024
The Poison Book Project and 19th-century emerald green book covers2 unread / 2MarthaJeanne, April 2024
An Observation - Take It for What It Is26 unread / 26bnielsen, April 2024
What are the Best Resources for Forgotten/Unknown Book Titles?5 unread / 5Fullmoonblue, February 2024
OCLC dropping Classify -- API and web interface -- 31 Jan 20249 unread / 9EvBal, February 2024
Dutch cataloging question6 unread / 6bnielsen, January 2024
Wikidata creation1 unread / 1Removed, January 2024
Confused by a LoC instruction2 unread / 2strongstuff, December 2023
MARC 21 008 35-37 (language)4 unread / 4zetetic23, December 2023
Question for Professional Librarians10 unread / 10NAPUBLIB, December 2023
Post-1858 England and Wales civil probate records1 unread / 1Cynfelyn, December 2023
Trying to name a collection6 unread / 6Cynfelyn, November 2023
Worldcat URL changing - Nov 14, 20231 unread / 1lesmel, November 2023
Mini rant6 unread / 6Cynfelyn, September 2023
List of my books with selected publication date range for weeding3 unread / 3Cynfelyn, August 2023
Where is the Talpa search on Librarything?3 unread / 3kristilabrie, July 2023
HELP!! I NEED suggestions for newer school library database software.15 unread / 15bnielsen, July 2023
Niche cataloguing question- experimental film & video art!1 unread / 1wormqueen, July 2023
Donating books to community projects4 unread / 4eclbates, June 2023
Pizza8 unread / 8CosmicMiddleChild, March 2023
Exporting Librarything records into Koha - and maybe vice versa6 unread / 6Munilib123, March 2023
Ongoing struggle to put Johnstone books in an order we can all agree on5 unread / 5TrinityFellowshipChu, February 2023
Koha/inventory2 unread / 2davidgn, December 2022
Trends in Audio Books in Libraries5 unread / 5JoeB1934, November 2022
Lack of library qualification(s) hinders career prospects5 unread / 512_lbpks, September 2022
Comparing American and Chinese librarianship1 unread / 112_lbpks, September 2022
cataloging with the smartphone app4 unread / 4kristilabrie, August 2022
IMPORTAR LIVROS PARA MINHA BIBLIOTECA2 unread / 2DanieXJ, August 2022
High School6 unread / 6Hope_H, August 2022
Books for students3 unread / 3MarthaJeanne, July 2022
Collection Development of books?8 unread / 8Merlla, March 2022
Sets of illustrations from Captain Cook's voyages : are they complementary OR duplicatory ?4 unread / 4ironjaw, March 2022
Movies about Librarians or Books83 unread / 83LibrarianLawrence, February 2022
Data retrieval for a local Historical Society7 unread / 7theretiredlibrarian, January 2022
What do you do with old encyclopedias?62 unread / 62aspirit, December 2021
Name that legacy classification system8 unread / 8lesmel, December 2021
Solo Librarians10 unread / 10CGHogan, December 2021
2-in-1 Books5 unread / 5WeeTurtle, October 2021
How to select a proper LCC range for years (and specific number inside the range)3 unread / 3aviskase, August 2021
Using the Dewey Decimal system in a personal library9 unread / 9librorumamans, July 2021
COVID Update15 unread / 15bnielsen, June 2021
Adding duplicates of an already-existing book (like copying a file)?16 unread / 16RichTraube, February 2021
importing records2 unread / 2TBASeaLib, February 2021
HELP! Cataloging lots of books!7 unread / 7MarthaJeanne, February 2021
Professional Question1 unread / 1Xengab, February 2021
New to Z39.5016 unread / 16lesmel, February 2021
Odd things found in the library...261 unread / 261bnielsen, January 2021
Cataloging in a foreign alphabet20 unread / 20MarthaJeanne, January 2021
Project: Cataloging My Home Library43 unread / 43jjwilson61, January 2021
Identifying series6 unread / 6rockinrhombus, December 2020
School Library MLS/ILS2 unread / 2Hope_H, December 2020
New Zealand's Culling of Foreign Books10 unread / 10aspirit, October 2020
Programs for creating spine labels?4 unread / 4CarolynAndrew, September 2020
Closing for Coronavirus70 unread / 70princessgarnet, August 2020
Funny Requests from patrons II.145 unread / 145DanieXJ, August 2020
Advice for setting up student society library2 unread / 2WeeTurtle, June 2020
cataloguing antiquarian books and manuscripts6 unread / 6Keeline, June 2020
After 12 years, a completely cataloged personal library16 unread / 16Keeline, June 2020
Short Story Collection9 unread / 9riaanw, June 2020
Self-Serve Holds/Reserves Service4 unread / 4WeeTurtle, May 2020
Not Wanting to Give Up on LIS?9 unread / 9Teacup_, May 2020
Libraries using LibraryThing1 unread / 1Hui-Yu, May 2020
Reading Challenge Software4 unread / 4elenchus, April 2020
Large print titles8 unread / 8LibraryPerilous, April 2020
Waterproofing non-waterproof books1 unread / 1arxpublishing, April 2020
new to this site7 unread / 7aspirit, April 2020
Online Training for Staff: LinkedIn or others..2 unread / 2lesmel, March 2020
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