Based on our record, Goodreads seems to be a lot more popular than Evergreen ILS. While we know about 113 links to Goodreads, we've tracked only 6 mentions of Evergreen ILS. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
On the harder side of the world, there are entire open source products like Koha (https://koha-community.org) and Evergreen (https://evergreen-ils.org) that are capable of running large libraries, but require installation and systems maintenance. On the easier, something like Librarycat (https://www.librarycat.org) might work fine for your needs (and if you end up using it, lmk...the developer is a friend) or... Source: over 1 year ago
We use PINES which is based on Evergreen, which is open-source. I believe there are vendors you can pay to help you set it up and run it, and there's a volunteer community that will help, too. Of course, this is at the expense of having someone else run it *for* you, but my understanding is that we (Georgia libraries that use PINES) decided to make the software to address limitations in existing ILSs. So, if your... Source: over 1 year ago
I’ve thought about using a self-hosted library management system like evergreen to manage everything. But, I’ve got 20,000 other small projects to complete before then. Source: over 1 year ago
My last library used Evergreen and I really loved it, buy I didn't do any of the back end stuff. Source: over 1 year ago
It sounds like you're looking for a ILS - an Integrated Library System. There are a couple of open source options - I believe the most popular is Evergreen, and here's a list with seven more. Source: about 2 years ago
Goodreads.com allows you to browse recent releases. They have lists of books and a bit of code that can link you from one book to other similar books. Here are some lists to get you started: Middle-grade books published in 2023 (has all genres but the fantasy ones are easy to pick out) YA books published in 2023 (has all genres but the fantasy ones are easy to pick out) Most anticipated adult fantasy in 2023. Source: 5 months ago
Amazon has a website called goodreads.com that should give you some ideas. Source: 10 months ago
I have also noticed that joining a readathon on goodreads.com or any other group activity helps to focus better for me. Source: 11 months ago
Personally, I'll also recommend checking out what people say on Goodreads; I usually find the ratings a bit better on there than on Audible. Source: 11 months ago
You can use a site like goodreads.com to make a note of the ones you've read, and give them ratings. You might also keep a journal, so you have it for yourself, on paper. Source: 11 months ago
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