Q: I’m always looking for books and movies to check out. How do I start getting recommendations?
A: Find other users or library staff with similar tastes, in your areas of interest, and “follow” them. People you follow are other library members whose opinions you value on specific topics, such as knitting, Irish fiction or Indian cooking. You can start finding people to follow by looking for titles you particularly enjoyed, and seeing if others also commented on them positively. If someone left a positive comment, click the menu next to their name, and then click Follow.
Q: Who decides what gets recommended to me?
A: In effect, you do. By choosing people with similar interests, and picking the areas of expertise they have, you get a customised “feed” of everything they rate or comment on. The feed of titles appears on your Recently Shared page.
Q: OK, now I have some books here. Why?
A: Someone you follow has added a rating, comment, summary, age suitability, similar title or other type of content to a shared item on one of their shelves..
Q: I am getting too many recently shared items from a user I am following. How can I limit what I receive from them?
A: Adjust your follow settings.
- Go to your I’m Following page.
- Select Edit Criteria beside the username.
- Select the categories that you are interested in.
- Click Follow to save your new settings.
A: Find other users or library staff with similar tastes, in your areas of interest, and “follow” them. People you follow are other library members whose opinions you value on specific topics, such as knitting, Irish fiction or Indian cooking. You can start finding people to follow by looking for titles you particularly enjoyed, and seeing if others also commented on them positively. If someone left a positive comment, click the menu next to their name, and then click Follow.
Q: Who decides what gets recommended to me?
A: In effect, you do. By choosing people with similar interests, and picking the areas of expertise they have, you get a customised “feed” of everything they rate or comment on. The feed of titles appears on your Recently Shared page.
Q: OK, now I have some books here. Why?
A: Someone you follow has added a rating, comment, summary, age suitability, similar title or other type of content to a shared item on one of their shelves..
Q: I am getting too many recently shared items from a user I am following. How can I limit what I receive from them?
A: Adjust your follow settings.
- Go to your I’m Following page.
- Select Edit Criteria beside the username.
- Select the categories that you are interested in.
- Click Follow to save your new settings.