Tags are descriptive category labels or keywords that you and other library members attach to a title. Tags help you categorize titles in ways different from how your library classifies them. A tag can be a single word or a phrase.
Isn't this the same as the library headings?
Library headings classify by subject matter; tags can do that too, but you can also use tags to suggest the emotional qualities of a book or movie. For example, you might describe a movie as comical, dark or sad, or a cookbook as comprehensive or easy-to-use.
Why Add Tags?
Tags work alongside traditional indexing systems such as author, title and subject to enrich the library’s catalog. When a user clicks on a tag, they will see a list of items that have been tagged with the same term.
Here are a few reasons you’ll find tags helpful:
- Find new items, and help others do the same. Want to find more books that are inspirational? Search for books others have tagged with that word.
- Organize your shelves. You can add private tags too, such “gift from mom” or “2016 book club” and then use those tags to filter your shelves.
- Help your library. You know how important your library is to your community. Adding content to the catalog makes it a more valuable asset to your library.
To add tags from a shelf
- Log in to your account.
- Go to the shelf containing the title and find the item.
- On the toolbar at the bottom of the item, click Tags.
- In the Add Tags popup, click into the text box to add that type of tag. You can add four types.
- Genre tags tell others what type of work this is, such as mystery, anime, or self-help.
- Tone tags might include gloomy, exciting or straightforward.
- Theme tags describe topics or specific subjects, such as coming of age or baking the perfect cookie.
- Personal tags are for your private notes. Words you enter in this field are not visible to other library users, but you can still use them to filter your shelves. For example, you may want to use this to tag books read in summer 2018.
- You can type single words or phrases. Use commas to separate multiple tags.
- Click Done when you’re done entering your tags. The popup will close automatically.