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Information on bibliographic data imports and updates, ONIX mapping into CataList, the reading copy request process and more.
Resources for Retailers
Find a quick start guide, information on integrated SalesData reporting in CataList and using CataList with your POS system.
Resources for Libraries
Find a quick start guide, information on MARC record exports and voting for Loan Stars.
Help Topics
The basics
- Logging into CataList
- Access Levels
- Home Page
- My Page
- Finding Catalogues
- Viewing Catalogues
- Title Detail Page
- Publisher Page
- Searching for books
- Navigation for tablets
Setting up your account
- My Account
- Change Notifications
- Company Settings
- Account Administration for Publishers
- Account Administration for Buyers
- Edit Publisher Page
- Reports
- Banners
Creating and editing catalogues
- Create and Edit Seasonal Catalogue
- Create and Edit Custom Catalogue
- Adding and Editing Title Information
- Notes
Integrated SalesData reporting
- View the SalesData Report
Ordering functions
- Suggesting Order Quantities
- Order Management
- Start a new order
- Adding order quantities
- Switching between orders
- View previous orders for an item
- Viewing orders
- Quick Add an ISBN
- Editing an order
- Closing an order
- Export an order
Export features
- Customize your Grid export
- Export to PDF
- Export to MARC
Partner programs
NetGalley is an online resource that allows professional readers to request access to digital galleys. If you are a reviewer, blogger, journalist, librarian, bookseller, educator, or in the media, you can use NetGalley for FREE to request, read and provide feedback about forthcoming titles.
How CataList works with NetGalley
Loan Stars is the new readers’ advisory service that allows library staff across Canada to collaboratively select their favourite forthcoming titles. Using CataList, library staff can nominate their favourite adult fiction and non-fiction titles, the most popular of which will be marketed to libraries and library users alike.
How to vote for Loan Stars in CataList
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