Shelf Browse live at High Plains

Shelf Browse—which we announced last week—is now live in High Plains Library District's catalog. As we mentioned in our brief ALA announcement, Shelf Browse lets you browse your library's shelves visually, just as you would do in the physical library.

Shelf Browse lets your patrons see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what's near it. It includes a "mini-browser" that sits on your detail pages, and a full-screen version, launched from the detail page.

See it in action at High Plains Library District. Some jumping off points:

• The Moosewood Cookbook
• Almost French : love and a new life in Paris
• A history of the world in 6 glasses
• American Gods

Scroll back and forth, serendipitously browsing through the shelves. If lists are more your speed, in the full-screen version, you can switch between shelf and list mode.

For ordering information contact Peder Christensen at Bowker—toll-free at 877-340-2400 or email Peder.Christensen@bowker.com.

New stuff: Shelf Browse

If you're at the American Library Association in Boston, come check us out (booth 1208).

We're going to be showing a bunch of new products. First up is "Shelf Browse," another enhancement for LibraryThing for Libraries.



As our ALA handout (available here) puts it:

"Browse your library’s shelves visually, just as you would do in the physical library. Shelf Browse lets your patrons see where a book sits on your actual shelves, and what’s near it. It includes a “mini-browser” that sits on your detail pages, and a full-screen version, launched from the detail page.