Starting June 16, Novelist will transition to an updated user interface. The new design will furnish patrons with an improved experience while still providing library staff with the same in-depth richness we depend on for our work.
Please click here to read an overview of what this is going to look like, as well as learn more about what you can do to manage your own Novelist account ahead of the transition.
One big change for staff that I’d like to highlight is how folders will be reconfigured. The folders function in Novelist is useful for managing book groups, outreach, lists, special projects, and so much more, so it’s important to make sure your folders and data are ready for the transition before the 16th.
If you have books, lists, and articles saved to the “My Folders” option, that material should migrate automatically and be stored under the new title “My Dashboard.”
However, if you have Search Alerts set up, those will not migrate, and you will have to re-create them in the new My Dashboard section. Take note of what Search Alerts you have and be ready to set those back up after the transition.
Additionally, if you have any folders under the “My Custom” function, you will have to download that data and add it manually after the transition. Have this done before June 15th, otherwise you may lose the data. 🙁
Novelist is also providing training sessions on June 17 from 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM, and on June 26 from 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM. If you can’t make either of those times, register anyway, and you’ll be sent a recording of the session to watch when your schedule allows.
Click here to register for the June 17 session.
Click here to register for the June 26 session.
You can also take a look through the user guide for the New Novelist Experience below.
This is a lot! Let Mary P. know if you have any questions. Onward, Novelist!
-Mary Phillips – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh