What's New in BNC CataList?
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This CataList release introduces improvements to the Notes feature! When sharing a note with others, you can now see your recent contacts and share a note with certain groups that are always kept up to date.
Groups
Groups are a new type of contact list that you can choose for your notes. These lists are maintained by the CataList team so that they are always up to date. The following groups are available whenever you share a note:
My Company – Includes everyone in your company who has a CataList account.
All Libraries – Includes all libraries that have opened a CataList account.
All Retailers – Includes all retailers that have opened a CataList account.
CIBA Members – Includes all members of the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association (CIBA) that have opened a CataList account.
Indigo Category Managers – Includes all authorized Indigo buyers who have a CataList account.
While all CataList accounts have access to the My Company group, the remaining four groups are restricted to Publisher and Sales Agent accounts.
Once a note is shared with your desired group, everyone in that group will have access to that note when they view the title. Anyone who is added to the group in the future will have access to notes that were previously shared with the group.
Add recent contacts
The last four groups, contact lists, or individuals that you added to a note now appears when you choose to share a note.
To choose a recent contact, click Add for the recent contact you wish to use, and then click Share to save your changes.
If the contact you’re looking for is not in the recent contacts list, you can still search for the contact using the search box.
Other updates in this release
The search box in the Notes sharing tool now opens on click.
When searching for contacts using the CataList directory, the dropdown list’s sort order is updated to show matching contact lists (A-Z) before individual contacts (A-Z).
The box for the selected contacts list is taller to make it easier to view the contacts.
The buttons in the Notes feature are bigger so that it matches other areas of the site.
Saving changes in the Edit Info tab of an existing catalogue now checks that the catalogue uses a unique name.
Improved back-end handling of ONIX 3 data points that are used by publishers in CataList.
Latest features added on April 7, 2026.
Check this space often to find out more about the changes and new features added to BNC CataList.