Recommendations -- They're to Get and to Give

I love it when I've just finished a book and can get a great recommendation for what I might want to read next. Sometimes it's from a friend, sometimes a student, but there are times when I want to hear what others think should be next on my list. That's where The Book Seer comes in. After putting in the author and title of your favorite reads, the site trolls through Amazon, BookArmy, and LibraryThing for suggestions by others based on the tags they've given to your book. BookArmy isn't a reliable suggestor, but besides that, it works really well!

On the other side of the coin, the CHMS Library catalog now allows students and others to recommend books that they've read to others. How do you do it?

• Look up a book you want to recommend to others.

• Click on the title of the book when it comes up on the screen, which will bring you to this screen:

• Click on the green link to rate and comment on this title. Here's the screen that will come up:

• Type in your first and last name (only your first name will show up on the catalog), your comments, and rate the book. Click SEND and you're done!

This is a great way to share your thoughts on what you've been reading, and also to get some great recommendations from other CHMS readers.