For the last year, the NoveList team has been hard at work bringing a new, more modern experience to the reader’s advisory tool NoveList, which you know and love. We have spent a lot of time talking to you, our customers, to learn more about how you are using NoveList and how we can improve the experience. All that work has led to this moment: The release of a New NoveList Experience, designed for everyone, from patrons to professionals.
The new experience is cleaner and more streamlined to make it easier for all users to find all the reading inspiration NoveList has to offer. Log in now and check out these improvements that will make your work easier. You'll also see how it will make it easier for readers to find their next great read.
Fresh, Updated Content
We heard from many of you that you wanted to see new titles and fresh content when you come to NoveList, and we listened! You can always find something new when you come to NoveList. Here are two that you will notice are right on the home page: Books with Buzz and Curated Lists.
Books with Buzz is an ever-changing list of books that you’ve heard about in the media, whether that’s on NPR, Reese’s Book Club, or The Today Show. Popular books often have long hold lines, but NoveList can offer readers read-alike titles while they are waiting for their holds to come in.
Curated Lists are the reading lists compiled by our team of readers' advisory experts. Whether you’re looking for a good list of paranormal romances, titles for a Disability Pride Month display, or books for fans of The Last of Us, you’ll be able to find a list of recommendations that you know you can trust. Our team is always creating new lists, so make sure you check back often!
Infinite Reading Inspiration
Our Explore Titles by Story Element tool allows you to mix and match tags to find the perfect mix for you or your patrons. You'll see a random assortment of story elements, but if you don’t see any you like, you can swap the terms for a different mix of infinite reading inspiration.
Create an Alert for New Titles
It can be hard to keep track of every new book coming out. In the new NoveList experience, you can now create alerts for when titles are added to lists, when your favorite author has a new title released, or when the latest in your favorite series comes out! The alerts will come straight to your email inbox once you create a MyEBSCO account.
Mobile Friendly
Everything is on our phones now, isn’t it? Now that NoveList has a new mobile-friendly version, it is! The New NoveList interface includes a responsive design that looks great on any screen or device, including your phone or tablet.
Accessible
NoveList is for everyone, and we have been working in collaboration with our accessibility team at EBSCO to ensure that the new NoveList experience meets WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards. After launch, we will be having a third-party audit and VPAT completed, as well.
Be sure to sign up for one of our live training sessions on the new NoveList experience. And take a moment to download these free promotional materials so you can tell your readers all about this valuable tool.
Camille Tyndall-Watson is an Agile Product Owner for NoveList. She is currently reading Mi Isla by Elisabet Benavent.
