Browse by Genre

Do you want to peruse collections by genre?  Click Browse Genre from the Book River or to the right of the search box on the Titles search page.  Depending on your library's setup, if Browse Genre is not shown you will not be able to utilize this option.  

An example of the Browse Genre option sorted by Title Count is shown below.  

In the event there is no book jacket available for a specific title, a generic book jacket will be in its place.  The generic book jacket only contains the title.  An example of a generic book jacket is shown below.

The Sort By option allows you to sort the collections by choosing Title Count or Alphabetical from the drop-down list.  

• To display the list of collections from the highest number of results to the lowest number of results, select Title Count.  

• To list the collections in alpha order, select Alphabetical.  

• The default is set to Title Count.  

The results are then displayed in book jacket view containing no sequential order by using a carousel format.  Tip!  Broaden or limit your results by selecting Locations.  Once your results are displayed, place your mouse over the book jacket to view information on this item.  A pop-up appears as shown in the example below.

The pop-up provides the following information and their description:

• Title of the item

• By:  Author, if available.  

• Collection:  The section where to find the item within the library.

• Call #:  The number assigned by the library, showing the first available copy.  This information will help you determine where to locate the item on the book shelf.   

• Year:  Year published.

• Format symbol:  A symbol representing the type of format of this item.  For example, ,  , , , , amongst others.  Placing your mouse over the symbol displays the name of the format in text.

• Availability status symbol:  If a solid green circle is shown in the upper-right corner, the item is available.  If a solid red circle is shown in the upper-right corner, the item is not currently available at this time.

• Amazon:  In some cases, depending on your library, Image by: amazon.com displays.  Click amazon.com to go directly to the amazon.com Web site for additional information on that particular item.

• Details:  View additional information about this item.  Tip!  To go directly to the Details page, click the book jacket.  

• Request:  Place item on request.  The word Hold might display instead of Request, but either way the meaning is the same. Depending on your library's setup, this option may not be available at this time or the Request button might only be displayed if the item is currently checked out.  Therefore, you would not be allowed to place a request for available items located on the shelf. For more information on placing requests, see Place Item on Request.

• Map:  Locate this item on the library map.  Depending on your library's setup, if Map is not shown you will not be able to utilize this option. Tip:  First, verify the item is available, by seeing if there is a solid green circle located on the bottom right hand corner of the pop-up.  For more information on using the Map option, see Locate Item on Bookshelf.

• Add-to-list button:  Save this item to the My Lists drawer to export into a Bibliography format, subscribe to a News Feed, or for future reference.  For more information on this option, see Save Lists.

Warning!  The Request and Add-to-list buttons above require you to be logged on.  If you are not currently logged on, a log on dialog box prompts for your credentials. Type your Library ID/PIN or User Name/Password credentials.  If you forgot your credentials or for more information on how to access your account, see Log On.  If you do not have an account, register for a temporary library card or see your librarian to set one up.

Use the Right arrow button to view additional book jackets.  To return to the previous viewed book jackets, click the Left arrow  button.  To view additional collections, drag the Scroll box  down on the scroll bar.  To view additional collection pages, click the Next button, located to the right of Page xx of xx and the Prev button.  To view previous pages, click the Prev button.  There are no additional results if either Next or Prev button appears dimmed.  See the example below, where Prev is displayed as dimmed.

Note:  If you experience slowness, a Spinner will display until the book jackets finish loading.

For an alternative search methods, see Search Titles, Search EBSCO, Search Britannica, and Search NewsBank.