Keeping a Reading List

“I have a list of books by Lescroart. Can you tell me which ones I’ve read?”

C. Sutherlin
Mobile Public Library
Mobile, AL

John Thomas Lescroart (Pronounced “Les – qua”), writer, novelist, music producer and musician, is author of the “Dismas Hardy” mystery series – numbering twelve titles as of 2008′s “Betrayal,” according to Contemporary Authors.

By using the 5 star rating system for items in the catalog readers can create book lists for the titles they’ve read. You can also share your opinion with an online community of readers of the books you read by submitting a review. Or share on your Facebook, My Space or other social media page by selecting one of the social media icons.

To view your ratings and reviews, just log into MY ACCOUNT and select My Ratings or My Reviews.

Quick Search – WebFeat

On Friday, the Quick Search link under Find Information was discontinued.  The was the link to WebFeat our federated search engine.

We now have Search By Topic which is similar to the subject topics on WebFeat and Databases A-Z.  The difference  of course you have to search individual databases.

To help in your research we have added an Explore section in the library catalog.  This provides an excellent starting point for finding information on a topic for reports or debates.

You will find Explore at the bottom of the your search results page as well as individual pages for a specific book.

By clicking on one of the links, it will execute the same search in a group of resources by one vendor such as EBSCO or Gale.  This will give you a variety of references to use such as magazine and newspapers articles as well as articles in reference books.

Which Library Catalog Do You Use?

Which Library Catalog do you use the most when you visit one of our  library buildings or the online library?

Discovery Search Classic Catalog Kids Online Catalog eMedia Catalog