Learn how to search browse and filter through titles in liby
As the note i am using a demo version of libby
you may see some small updates to the ap since the recording of this video
The first way to search for titles in libby is by completing a basic and advanced search
To do this you're going to tap on the search icon in the lower left hand corner of the screen
You can complete a quick search by typing in the title author or series name
And tapping enter
Here you are going to see your results
I see that this title is the ebook version
And this one is the audio book version because it has headphones and the duration
If i would like to see which of my other libraries offer this title
I can tap on the library card next to the title
And see all active libraries i have added to libby
And if they currently offered this title as well
Returning back to our search
You can also complete an advanced search by tapping on the ellipsis
Here you can filter by subject
Format which is a great way to view read along books if you offer those in your collection
Language and more
We can jusmiss this advanced search
You can easily switch between libraries when searching by tapping on any of your library cards towards the top
Now when i return to my library screen i will automatically be searching within this collection
Ie can return it back to my demo library
The n eif you are going to see past searches
You can't dismiss these one by one by swiping left
N tapping to delite
Woere you can clear all search results
The second way to search for titles in libby is by returning to the library screen by tapping on the library card
Rin a tap on this one more time to take us back to the home page
And the second way is to view these what's up lists
This is great if you are looking for your next great reate but you're not qoite sure were i tost start
That you can felter by new
Wr popular titles
You can even view the entre catalog in random order
You can also filter by titles that are available right now
And by subject
Beneath you can view featured titles in the top brick work
And this takes us to our third way of searching which is by catalog guides
You can browse through your librari's catllog eyes which cater two specific audiences
Subjects or fourmats for your community
You might notice this skip the line this is where users can see all of the currently available lucky day titles in your library's collection
The fourth way of searching for titles in livius by setting a preference
We're going to tap on preferences beneath the cattlewaw guides
Her users can set list preferences to filter your libraries catalogu
That way you'll only see content that you're interested in when browsing and searching
For example
If i only want to view audio books
In browsing and searching in libby when i apply that preference
I will now automatically
Wheonly see those audio box
I fhat any time i want to widen my search i can go in
And change that to any
The fifth way of searching titles in your library's digital collection is simply by scrolling the library screen
You can see curated and automato lists that have been put together by your library
I also want you to take note of the jacket covers if it's an audio book like i mentioned before you'll see the headphones and the duration
It's not that's going to signify in ebook
All of these lists can be opened to expand further and see all titles within that list
You can also dismiss the list
You can restore it at any time by scrolling to the end of this view
And then you can continue searching
The sixth way to search for titles is by refining lists and searches
To do this i'm going to return to the top by tapping on the library cart
Let's go ahead and choose one of these filters
I'm going to go ahead and tap unpopular
So now that we have opened up a list you can refine that list
At the top you can filter by format
If i chose to filter by books
I can dismiss that filter at any time
Over on the right hand side you can refine your results by format
Subject
Language audience and more
You can either change the order in which it is sorted by
And you can search within the results
Sixt titles in a series are marped in lists and search results
For example the birger tin collection i see that this is number one in the series
You can tap on the title to see the title detail screen
Scroll down to see other books in the series and the order in which to read them
If you scroll up you will also see a share icon
This is where users can share a specific title with their friends or family a shared title page will show the book summary
Basic details and nearby libraries that offer the title through livy
Seven you want to make sure you can tell if a book is available to borrow
A borrow link lets you know that the title is available
Alternatively a place hold leng lets you know that the title is on a weight list
You can also tag titles this is a flexible way to organize books that you've sampled
R od
Added to your wish list
And more
The eighth way to search for titles is by jumping to a specific page in he list
You'll see page numbers curiotically as your browsing longer lists
When youd do
Like we see here we are on page two
You can always tap on the arrow button to jump to a different page in a list or search result
The ninth way to browse titles is by viewing all of those tags
So while you're in liby if you're consistently lets say tagging books that you would like to read later
You can view all of those tags in your shelf
Tapping on the shelf icon in the bottom navigation
You can view your tags and yellow at the top
When you get to a tag you can borrow it right away
At place it on hold if meded
There are some additional actions you can do as well
Including exporting this tag
If you can't find what you are looking for in liby there might be a few possible reasons
your library may not own a digital copy of the book
Ther search terms might be too specific i encourage you to try shortening or changing your search term
Aunt your list preferences might be excluding certain titles so you can always go back to your preferences to double check
Knowing the different ways to search for titles in livy will really help you find your next great read a little bit faster