Bibliocommons

  • “Read any Good Books?” Library Tools for Remembering

    “Read any good books this year?” That’s one of my family’s favorite questions around the holiday table. But if the past is any indication, my answer will be something like: “Yes! … If I could only remember them.” I have long wanted an easy, reliable method of keeping track of books I’ve read. I’ve tried… Continue reading

  • New BiblioCommons Profile and Subscription Features

    Through the generosity of The Seattle Public Library Foundation, The Seattle Public Library partnered with BiblioCommons – the vendor which supplies our online catalog – to improve information access and delivery for our patrons. In this partnership, the Library and BiblioCommons developed several innovative features for the catalog based on patron feedback and user trends… Continue reading

  • New features in our catalog

    — Posted by Emily  We’ve added some features to our catalog recently—please join us for a tour of what you can do with your library online. Fonts and languages We’ve increased the size and clarity of the fonts to make it easier on everyone’s eyes. We’ve also added a menu on the upper left that… Continue reading

  • A Day in the Life with the New Catalog

    A staff member’s day with the Library’s new catalog: 12:33 PM: While on a break, I want to do a quick post to my blog about a documentary I watched last night, but can’t remember the name. I type “dogs unconditional” into the new catalog’s search box and the film pops up as the very first result: My… Continue reading

  • Life is more awesome when you use your new Bibliocommons account

    How many times has this happened to you? It’s morning. You’re sitting at the table by the window, dressed in your bathrobe, drinking coffee and eating buttered toast. You’re reading the newspaper. The article mentions a band or a book or a movie. You pull up the library’s catalog, find the thing and try to… Continue reading

  • Top 5 reasons the new Library catalog is amazing

    Let’s face it, the new Library catalog is amazing! With a slick way to log in, the ability to better manage your book lists and a smarter way to search, there’s a lot to talk about. But we’ve managed to narrow down the top 5 reasons the new Library catalog is amazing:  5. Logging in… Continue reading