Loan Stars participants have a whole new way to judge books–and it's not the cover, it's slightly below it!
CataList's samples & excerpts feature allows logged in users to access portions of books instantly. And the best part? If you instantly love it, like it, know a patron or two who will appreciate it, you can recommend the title from the same screen!
Here's how you do it.
For books that have a sample and/or excerpt attached to it, if logged in you will see a "view" button just below the cover image on the title page.
Or if you're in Scroll view:
By selecting a button, you will open the viewer that will load either a few pages or a few chapters of a book. You'll be able to zoom in or out, scroll through, and (hopefully) enjoy a sneak preview.
Once you've finished you have the option to recommend the book to Loan Stars. By clicking out of the viewer, you'll see a vote button in between the cover image and the view buttons if the book is Loan Stars eligible.
You can recommend as many books as you wish, but your vote will only count once. So relax, pick up an excerpt, and recommend books that you believe should be part of any and all Canadian libraries.
Have questions? Need answers? We have even MORE help documentation about the Loan Stars program that you can find here. Or, you can always contact the Loan Stars team at loanstars@booknetcanada.ca
Make your recommendations count, check CataList daily to discover forthcoming titles that could one day be part of your own catalogue!