FollettShelf is a new service that provides easy web-based access to all your Follett eContent. Your teachers and students can access these resources from any location that has Internet access. FollettShelf supports and promotes easy usage of your Follett eContent from home, in the classroom or from anywhere with access to the web. You can also easily configure your FollettShelf to allow your teachers and students to log in with their own specific username and password to support online checkouts and/or downloads of your Follett eBooks.

Follett eBooks
ABDO Digital Databases
Capstone Interactive Library™
Catalist Digital™
Lerner Interactive Books™
PebbleGo™
Rosen's PowerKids™ Life Science
Rosen's PowerKids™ Earth & Space Science
Rosens Teen Health & Wellness
Rourke Interactive eBooks
TumbleBook™ Library

When you purchase your Follett eBooks in Titlewave, you can choose to have your eBooks made available on FollettShelf or you can contact FLR Customer Service at 888-511-5114, ext. 1103 to have your existing Follett eBook collection made available to you on FollettShelf.

Once the supported digital resource is purchased from Follett a Digital Resource tab will appear in your FollettShelf, allowing access to that resource.

When you first specify that you want your Follett eContent to be accessible on your FollettShelf, you will receive an email containing the URL (web link) to your own FollettShelf. Once you have logged in to your FollettShelf (using the administrator credentials provided in the same email), you can define a guest username and password for your patrons; you can also set up unique usernames and passwords for your patrons. With unique patron accounts you can support features like online checkouts and downloads.

The default sort is by title; in the results bar directly above the cover images patrons will have the option of toggling between sorting by title to sorting by newest additions.

Yes; you can configure your FollettShelf to allow anyone to browse your list of eBook titles without having to log in, until they decide to either read the title online or check the item out. At that time they will be prompted to sign in. To enable this option, log in as the FollettShelf Administrator and go to Setup, Access Levels and uncheck the box for "Require users to login to the FollettShelf prior to searching".

There are three search tools available in Follettshelf; the Find bar, Narrow Your Search and Advanced Search.

The Find bar is located above the eBook cover images in FollettShelf and will search on title, keyword, subject and author name.

The Narrow Your Search box is located to the left of the eBook cover images in FollettShelf and contains a variety of filter options to choose from such as Author, Subject, Publication Year, etc.

The Advanced Search option is located in the tool bar at the top of the FollettShelf screen and allows for searching of keywords, subjects, title, author and series. Searches can be done to include any word specified, all words specified, exact terms, exclude terms and results can be limited to specific publication years.

FollettShelf supports Accelerated Reader, Reading Counts, Lexile and the Follett reading level assignments. You can configure your FollettShelf to show none, any or all of these levels for your eBooks.

Reading levels are searchable; in the Narrow Your Search tool users can use the slider bar to choose the lowest and highest reading levels for their search results.

Patrons can search using local subject headings either in the keyword search bar in FollettShelf or through the Advanced Search tool in FollettShelf.

Yes; in the tool bar at the top of the FollettShelf screen there is a Help button that links to the help section on our website, www.follettshelf.com. Here your users can find help on topics such as how to search FollettShelf, how to check out material and how to use the eBook reader software.

If you are signed in to your FollettShelf as the Administrator, the Help button will take you to a dedicated Administrator Help section of our website where you can review information on FollettShelf setup, quick reference guides, promotional materials to help you advertise your new digital resources, report creation, system requirements and technical specifications for FollettShelf, as well as contact information when you need assistance with any digital resources you may be hosting through FollettShelf.

There is an eBook inventory report in FollettShelf. Please click here to view our short video on where to locate this report and how to use it.

Yes; local subjects can now be added to any eBook on your FollettShelf. To add local subjects, sign in as the FollettShelf administrator and click on the cover image of the eBook you want to add a local subject to. In the Title Details panel that appears, click the Add Local Subjects link under the cover image. From here you can enter a heading and subject type of your choosing.

Patrons can search using local subject headings either in the keyword search bar in FollettShelf or through the Advanced Search tool in FollettShelf.

When logged in to FollettShelf as an Administrator you can choose to hide titles from your patrons. Any title that is hidden will no longer appear on-screen for your patrons as they browse or in their search results. It is also possible to un-hide titles in cases where access to that eBook may be needed once again. For more information on how to use the Hide feature, please click here to view the short video.

Yes; as an example:

• Create a patron type called "Elementary Students"
• Create a circulation type called "Elementary eBooks"
• Set the "Elementary eBooks" circulation policy to 5 days for "Elementary Students" patron type
• Set the "Elementary eBooks" circulation policy to 5 days for the "Middle School Students" patron type
• Create a patron type called "Middle School Students"
• Create a circulation type called "Middle School eBooks"
• Set the "Middle School eBooks" circulation policy to 0 days for the "Elementary Students" patron type
• Set the "Middle School eBooks" circulation policy to 5 days for the "Middle School Students" patron type

This will give all of your elementary students access to all of your elementary titles but no access to middle school titles, while giving access to all of your collection (both elementary and middle school titles) to your middle school students. You can easily mix-and-match settings to suit your school's individual needs.

With FollettShelf you no longer need to load MARC records; when your order is processed at Follett Library Resources your new eContent will be added to your FollettShelf automatically.

FollettShelf can be accessed using supported Internet browsers on PCs and Macs. Please refer to the Tech Specs and Downloads page for specific information about supported browsers.

Yes; if you provide your patrons with access to your Follett eContent from your FollettShelf as well as your library system, please be aware that:

• Any time a copy of an eBook is in use (from either your FollettShelf or from your library system) that copy will not be available for reading or checkout by other users of either your FollettShelf or your library system.
• Usage statistics in your FollettShelf or in your library system (such as Destiny Library Manager) will only reflect the usage from that respective system.

If your patrons are seeing this error message when accessing your Lerner Interactive Books you will need to contact your Technical Support department to request that they add https://*.lernerbooks.com/ to their proxy white-list. This should allow unrestricted access to your Lerner titles.