LibraryThing

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LibraryThing

Summary

LibraryThing is a website[1]. LibraryThing has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • LibraryThing's instance of is recorded as website[3].
  • LibraryThing's instance of is recorded as library catalog[4].
  • LibraryThing's instance of is recorded as social cataloging application[5].
  • LibraryThing's founder is recorded as Tim Spalding[6].
  • LibraryThing is owned by Tim Spalding[7].
  • LibraryThing is owned by AbeBooks[8].
  • LibraryThing is owned by Cambridge Information Group[9].
  • LibraryThing is operated by LibraryThing, Inc.[10].
  • LibraryThing's headquarters location is recorded as Portland[11].
  • LibraryThing's Commons category is recorded as LibraryThing[12].
  • +2005-08-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of LibraryThing[13].
  • LibraryThing's official website is recorded as https://librarything.com/[14].
  • LibraryThing's described by source is recorded as LibraryThing: A Review[15].
  • LibraryThing's Alexa rank is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+20562'}[16].
  • LibraryThing's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1085[17].
  • LibraryThing's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7400[18].
  • LibraryThing's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8513[19].
  • LibraryThing's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8838[20].
  • LibraryThing's search formatter URL is recorded as https://www.librarything.com/search.php?searchtype=work&search=$1[21].
  • LibraryThing's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Cultural Heritage and GLAM catalogues[22].
  • LibraryThing's terms of service URL is recorded as https://librarything.com/privacy[23].
  • LibraryThing's privacy policy URL is recorded as https://www.librarything.com/privacy[24].
  • LibraryThing's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2662'}[25].
  • LibraryThing's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2946'}[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include website[3], library catalog[4], and social cataloging application[5].

Origins

LibraryThing's founder is recorded as Tim Spalding[6]. +2005-08-29T00:00:00Z marks the founding of LibraryThing[13].

Why It Matters

LibraryThing has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . blog.librarything.com. Retrieved . blog.librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . blog.librarything.com. Retrieved . blog.librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . blog.librarything.com. Retrieved . blog.librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). LibraryThing. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/librarything
MLA “LibraryThing.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/librarything.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_librarything_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{LibraryThing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/librarything}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): LibraryThing — https://4ort.xyz/entity/librarything (retrieved 2026-05-07)

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