My Lists

Why Create Lists?

Lists are perfect for keeping track of titles that you’ve read in particular subject areas, or for grouping related titles. Creating lists is also a great way to help other library patrons discover new works.

You will see lists in several locations on the site:

• When you browse the details of a title, you’ll see links to everyone’s lists that contain that title.
• The lists you create are also shared with other users when they view your collection. (The exception is lists you have chosen to keep private.)
• Users’ lists are also featured in the left sidebar of the Recent Activity page.

By default, you have a special list called For Later, which you can use to track titles you’d like to borrow in the future. You will probably want to create additional lists that are suited to your interests.

► To create a new list from your Lists page

1. Click the Create a New List link.
2. On the Create a List page, give your list a unique title.
3. Select the type of list you want to create. This will help inform others about the list’s contents.
4. Add a description, if you wish. A description is optional.
5. If you want to hide your list from the shared view, click the Make this list private checkbox.
6. Click Create List to save your list.
7. To add a title to the list immediately, see Adding Titles to Lists, below.

Note: You can also create a new list from pages of titles, such as search results, another user’s collection, or your Checked Out page. Click the Save link and then select Create a New List.

Adding Titles to Lists

You can add a title to a list from any title’s details page by clicking the Save to a List link, and then selecting a list. Save the title to borrow at a future date by clicking the Mark for Later link.

To add to your lists from search results, or from your Recently Returned or Checked Out pages, click the Save link, and then select a list. You can add the title to an existing list, or create a new list and the title will be added automatically. Finally, your My Lists page enables you to create, view and modify lists of any titles in the catalogue.

You can add up to 32 titles to each list. Your For Later list has no limit.

For details, see Adding Titles to Lists.

Ordering Items on Your List

By default, each new item you add to a list appears at the top. You can put the items in any order by dragging and dropping.

To move an item, move your pointer over the two headed arrow to the right of an item, hold down your mouse button, and drag up or down.

You’ll see a ghost image of the item as it moves. When the item is where you want it, release the mouse button.