What is Loan Stars?
Loan Stars is the readers' advisory tool that allows libraries across Canada to indicate popular upcoming titles. Using LibraryData, the library data aggregation service, the forthcoming titles with the most orders become Loan Stars top picks! Along with Adult and Junior lists, Loan Stars periodically releases lists identifying the top-ordered Canadian-authored titles as well as genre-specific lists.
Eligibility Criteria
Unfortunately, not every book can become a Loan Stars pick. Eligible Loan Stars books must be:
publishing for the first time in the Canadian market — this excludes titles that have been previously published in a different format;
forthcoming — this means that the publishing status in the book's metadata must be set to "active" or "forthcoming";
English-language;
on order at Canadian libraries; and
listed in CataList.