There may be a few titles on your shelves that you do not want to allow others to view. If so, you can hide these titles from the public view of your library. When another library member views your collection, neither the title nor any comments or tags you have added to it will appear.
► To hide the title and its contents from public view
- Go to one of your shelves. For example, the Completed shelf.
- Click the Add Details link next to the title you want to keep private.
- Click the Keep this item private checkbox.
You can also do this from the title’s bibliographic details page.
Notes:
- Excluding items from public view is handy when you are working on drafts of a Comment or Summary and are not yet ready to share your work with others. Once you’re happy with your contributions, uncheck the Keep private checkbox, and your finished work will be viewable by other library members.
- You can also make a list private. For details, see My Lists.
- You can make a title public, but add a private note to it. For details, see Private Notes.
► To specify a default privacy setting for a shelf
- Click the My Settings link at the top of any page.
- On the My Settings page, click the Privacy tab.
- Use the checkboxes for the Completed, In Progress and For Later shelves to specify whether new items you add to each of these shelves are public (viewable by all) or private.
Note: Changing a shelf’s privacy setting does not affect items already on the shelf, only new items you add to it.