The My Lists feature replaces the bookbag feature that was available in versions prior to 2.2. The My Lists feature is a part of the Template Toolkit OPAC that is available in version 2.2. This feature enables you to create temporary and permanent lists; create and edit notes for items in lists; place holds on items in lists; and share lists via RSS feeds and CSV files.

There is now a direct link to My Lists from the My Account area in the top right part of the screen. This gives users the ability to quickly access their lists while logged into the catalog.

Create New Lists

1) Log in to your account in the OPAC.

2) Search for titles.

3) Choose a title to add to your list. Click Add to My List.

4) Scroll up to the gray row on top of the Search Results. Click View My List

5) Items are added to a temporary list. Your temporary list appears at the bottom of the screen.

6) The Actions for these items menu on the right side of the screen demonstrates the actions that you can apply to this list. You can place holds on items in your temporary list; remove items from the list; or move selected items to a permanent list.

To place a hold or remove items from the list, check the box adjacent to the title of the item, and select the desired function.

To move selected items into an existing list, check the box adjacent to the title, and highlight the list in which you will store the item.

7) If you do not want to place the item into an existing list, you can create a new list to contain the item. Enter the name of the new list, and, if desired, enter a description.

8) Click Submit.

9) The new list appears beneath the temporary list.

10) Select the title(s) of the items that you want to add to the list, and click Actions for these items. Select the permanent list that you created from the drop down menu.

11) Click Go.

12) Your existing lists appear. Click on a list to view the items in the list. You can sort the items in the permanent list. You can also add, edit, and remove notes.

13) Click Edit to add or edit a note.

14). Enter desired notes, and click Save Notes.

15) You can keep your list private, or you can share it. To share your list, click Share, and click the orange RSS icon to share through an RSS reader. You can also click HTML View to share your list as an HTML link.

You can also download your list into a CSV file by clicking Download CSV.

16) When you no longer need a list, click Delete List.

Local Call Number in My Lists

As of Evergreen version 2.4, when a title is added to a list in the TPAC, a local call number will be displayed in the list to assist patrons in locating the physical item. Evergreen will look at the following locations to identify the most relevant call number to display in the list:

1) Physical location - the physical library location where the search takes place

2) Preferred library - the Preferred Search Location, which is set in patron OPAC account Search and History Preferences, or the patron’s Home Library

3) Search library - the search library or org unit that is selected in the OPAC search interface

The call number that is displayed will be the most relevant call number to the searcher. If the patron is searching at the library, Evergreen will display a call number from that library location. If the patron is not searching at a library, but is logged in to their OPAC account, Evergreen will display a call number from their Home Library or Preferred Search Location. If the patron is not searching at the library and is not signed in to their OPAC account, then Evergreen will display a call number from the org unit, or library, that they choose to search in the OPAC search interface.

The local call number and associated library location will appear in the list: