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Submitted by John Kirchner on Wed, 01/15/2025 - 1:36pm

The SHARE Circulation & Resource Sharing Committee has recommended a change in how formats are ordered in Aspen search results. Members are encouraged to comment on the new order. Currently, Aspen organizes item formats in search results by “Book” first, then alphabetically, as in the example below.

Book, Audiobook CD, Downloadable Audiobook, E-book, and Large Print.

Aspen now has the option to manually reorder formats. The Committee has suggested the following order:

  1. Book
  2. Large Print
  3. Audiobook CD
  4. E-Book
  5. Downloadable Audiobook

This change prioritizes print and physical items first. This decision would be consortium-wide, so your feedback is valuable! Please comment below by Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, for consideration by the Circulation & Resource Sharing Committee.

Thank you for your input!

Comments

Submitted by Heather.Gaines on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:09am

I am in favor of the change. 

Submitted by Susan.McKinney on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:24am

I'm wholeheartedly in agreement for the proposed change.  I think it can be confusing for patrons with mixing up the e-content in the midst of physical items like the current order is.

Submitted by Katie.Dailey on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:40am

I am in favor of the change.

Submitted by Ryan.Johnson on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:56am

In Favor. Common sense change.  

Submitted by Betsy.Mahoney on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 11:11am

This will be great - thanks!

Submitted by Stephanie.Duvall on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 11:36am

I think this will help make Aspen more user-friendly to our patrons.  Thanks!

Submitted by Erin.Steinsultz on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:20pm

I think this will be very helpful to patrons.

Submitted by Tina.Hubert on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:22pm

Yes, please!  

Just the other day I was searching for a title and all I wanted was the book - I had to wade through 2 or 3 pages before I found a regular book format for the title, which I think most people expect to find first on a search.

Thank you for proposing this.

Submitted by Sharon.Wiesemann on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 1:56pm

I think this is an excellent idea!  Much easier to figure out for everyone.

Submitted by Jenna.Dauer on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 3:04pm

This seems like a great change that would help both patrons and staff. Thanks!

Submitted by Laura.Picato on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 3:06pm

This change would be beneficial to both libraries and patrons. Thank you for continuing to improve our catalog options.

Submitted by Jill.Pifer on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 3:53pm

  I would suggest E-book before Audiobook. Most patrons do not have cars that still support CD players. Many library's are getting rid of Audiobooks or severly cutting back on what they carry. Seems that patron interest is more in the Ebook lane and they would prefer seeing that option before Audiobook. Other than that, I like the change. 

Submitted by Gayle.Lane on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 4:45pm

I am in favor of the change.

Submitted by Gary.Naglich on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 5:20pm

I am in favor of the new search result order.