1. NoveList Complete
Enhancing Readers’ Experiences

2. The Complete Package
• NoveList Complete Provides:
Catalog Enrichment
Reading Recommendations
Increased Circulation of Titles, Old and New
Proactive Channels for Patron/Community
Outreach
Resources to Support Curriculum through
High School

3. The Complete Solution Is:
A Package Containing
NoveList
Select

4. Something to think about…

5. How many of the holds placed
at your library are placed
remotely from your online
catalog?
40%? 50%? 60%?

6. At Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Public Library in North Carolina
70% of holds are placed remotely.
Libraries across the country are
seeing remote holds at this level or
more!

7. What feature do you think your
patrons most want added to the
library website or online
catalog?

8. At Evansville-Vanderburg Public
Library in Indiana, 77% of users
wanted recommendations added to
the catalog.

9. How It Works

10. How often do you think this happens?
A reader hears about a book and goes to the
library’s online catalog to see if it’s available.

11. The library owns
the book…
But all the copies
are checked out.

12. The catalog doesn’t give
the reader alternatives to
the book they want.

13. With NoveList Complete, the
catalog is an engaging way for
readers to discover other titles they
may enjoy while they wait for the
newest best-seller.

14. NoveList Complete gives you
recommendations for over 5
million titles
AND, tells why a reader might
find the similar titles appealing.

15. Salt Lake County Public Library
reports that 514 times a day
someone clicks on one of the
NoveList Complete reading
recommendations.
That translates to a potential
187,000 circulations from books
the library already owns.

16. NoveList Complete also connects
users to quality NoveList content
and newsletters

17. Why wait for readers to
come to you? Use e-
newsletters to proactively
reach your patrons!

18. Here’s an Example

19. Promote the library’s collection
with enticing annotations
written by the librarians at
NoveList and a link to your
library catalog

20. Promote the Library’s
Events and Programs

22. Link to quality content from
directly on your website
using book jackets.

23. Distributing quality content via your
website, your catalog, or through e-
newsletters is the perfect way to:
• Promote your library’s collection and
increase circulation
• Increase attendance at library programs and
events
• Push your staff’s knowledge and expertise
directly to your patrons through a Staff Picks
newsletter or responses to individual patron
RA requests

24. All this is rooted in
the Best and Most Trusted RA
Resources Available

25. NoveList Plus ranked Number 1 in:
• Quality of content
• Ease of use
• Usefulness to librarians
• Usefulness to library patrons

26. 1
NoveList K-8 Plus received an A+ from SLJ and
was noted as a Top 10 Digital Resource2
1. “Diving Headlong into the World of Books” School Library Journal, December 1, 2008. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6618441.html
2. “School Library Journal’s 10 Best Digital Resources for 2009” School Library Journal, June 1, 2009.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6660872.html

27. More than a reading
guidance program for school
librarians and teachers
Extends instruction while supporting and
encouraging both avid readers and those
learning to read.
Covers both new titles and well-loved
favorites.
Useful for students at all levels and
abilities.
Source: School Library Journal, June 1, 2009
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6660872.html

28. World-Class
Training and Support
http://support.ebsco.com/novelist

29. Our Training and Support Includes
•Free newsletters for professional development:
RA News and School News
•Newsletters that offer user tips and promotion
ideas: NoveList Notes and NextReads Notes
•Readers’ Advisory Support Materials
•Customizable Promotional Materials
•Free Online Training

30. Online Training Increases Comfort with
Readers’ Advisory:
Free Online Training
by the RA Experts at NoveList
Follow-up surveys of training sessions by conducted by
NoveList staff found that participants:
• Found it easier to respond to RA questions
• Used NoveList more
• Introduced NoveList to library patrons more often
• Sign up at http://support.ebsco.com/

31. More than a database, we’re a team committed to
meeting the needs of libraries and offering support
for the hard to answer questions and situations that
librarians encounter on a daily basis.
Learn more at www.ebscohost.com/novelist