Information for Publishers

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.

To be eligible for top pick status, a book must be:

• publishing for the first time;

• forthcoming;

• English-language;

• on order at reporting libraries; and

• listed in BNC CataList.

Eligible label display in CataList

The Eligible label displays on forthcoming titles in CataList to indicate titles that potentially could be ordered in time to make a future Loan Stars list. Referring to the criteria above, promote your titles to your library contacts at reporting libraries to request they order them.

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The Loan Stars schedule

Notes about the Schedule

• Adult lists are released every month.

• For the Loan Stars Jr. list, the schedule operates slightly differently: Loan Stars Jr. releases six lists per year, or one every two months. This list is intended for younger audiences, including Fiction and Non-Fiction picture books, middle grade, and Young adult titles. 

• Finally with LibraryData we will have the ability to produce specialty lists that will highlight particular titles by Canadian contributors, feature specific subjects, or focus on regional lists. These lists are scheduled to be produced six times per year, once every two months, in the months when the Jr. list is not published.

Share your Loan Stars picks with the supply chain.

Once your book has been picked, you can promote it through your ONIX as an Endorsement.

The ONIX 2.1 Method
List	Code	Name	When to use	Notes	Example content	What it looks like in ONIX 2.1
33	30	Unpublished Endorsement	Title becomes a Loan Stars pick	In this case, the designation of a Loan Stars top pick acts as an endorsement. Your title was endorsed by Canadian library staff.	Loan Stars September 2018 Top Pick	Open
33	08	Review Quote	Your book has garnered a review.	Your review quote selection should adhere to the Canadian Fair Use Guidelines.	The Book was Chewy? by Homer S. Published on: Sept. 3, 2018 in The Springfield Shopper "This book is like a big bowl of pasghetti with lots of momatoes."