Gainesville, Fla. –
The Alachua County Library District is updating our online catalog to better serve our patrons with a more user-friendly and robust discovery experience. Patrons had a sneak preview of the new catalog site starting on Aug.19. The new catalog will be the default search experience for the Alachua County Library District on Sept. 4, 2024.
To experience the new catalog please visit: http://discover.aclib.us
Some improvements that you'll notice:
• Digital and physical items will be grouped together and shown in the same search result.
• Your checkouts and holds for digital and physical items can be managed through one account with a single login.
• You can rate materials, save and share lists, and suggest titles for purchase through your account.
• You will receive customized reading recommendations based on your interests.
Why does the library catalog need a discovery layer? Wasn't the old catalog good enough?
Our Library District is now circulating much more than physical books. We have materials like eBooks, digital magazines, research databases, and streaming video. The Library District also offers dozens of events, clubs, and special programs each month. With the library offering so much, our technologies had to adapt to help patrons discover these resources. The new discovery layer allows access to all these great Library District resources in one interface.
Many patrons access the catalog through their phones, is the new catalog only web-based?
The new catalog is mobile responsive and works great with any phone.
“The Alachua County Library District is excited to launch Aspen as our new, easy-to-use library catalog that will provide access to all our print and digital collections. We think that our library users will love the personalized recommendations as well as the chance to make and share lists of titles, recommend books for purchase, and find upcoming library events within a single interface.”
- Paul Lightcap, Senior Library Manager of Technical Services, Alachua County Library District. -
For questions, please contact Brad McClenny at 352-334-3909 or at bmcclenny@aclib.us