LibraryThing

I'm not entirely sure what the value of LibraryThing is for libraries although it's obviously something that individuals can get a lot of pleasure and use from. It seems to duplicate some of the information that's available elsewhere, e.g. Amazon already provides reviews of books from individual readers and there is probably only a limited number of such reviews anyone would want to read. Likewise the information about authors and the books themselves is readily available elsewhere. I can't quite see what exactly LibraryThing has to offer libraries, although enthusiasts will no doubt disagree.