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To access NoveList:
If you are working on a computer in the library, simply click the link above. You will be taken directly to Novelist's website.

If you access NoveList from a computer outside the library you will encounter a screen from Ebsco Host Research Databases asking you to fill in your Library Barcode. It is important that you enter the 14 digit number on the back of your library card without spaces between numbers for it to work; i.e., so that NoveList recognizes you as a patron of the Aurora Public Library District.

If you access NoveList from a computer at the library, the link will take you direct to NoveList's homepage.

Once you are at the NoveList site you will find that their Help button at the top right of the screen offers excellent assistance. Tutorials are available to help you learn to navigate the site offered in the Learning Center.



One of the great features of NoveList is that all the many options are stated clearly and are fairly self-explanatory. However, as always, the Librarians stand ready to assist you at any point. You may call us during library hours or email us at any time at weblib@eapld.org. Note that the email address is case sensitive.

What Is NoveList? (from the Novelist website)
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.

For school media specialists and teachers there are Standards-Based Thematic Units and Picture Book Extenders, as well as specific teaching guides for using fiction in the classroom.

For an overview, tutorial, and other detailed information about using NoveList version, click Learning Center under NoveList Training in the navigation bar to the left of your NoveList screen. When the training module window opens, you can maximize or size it for ease of use. When you have finished, simply close the window to return to the NoveList screen where you were when you opened the module. NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. By looking up a favorite book in NoveList, you can click the "Find Similar Books" button (at the top of the title record) and search for more titles like the one you enjoyed. NoveList also allows you to enter your own descriptive terms in Describe a Plot. The Boolean Search allows you to search specific parts of the title record, such as reviews. Users can also browse book lists by category, genre, or theme at every reading level through Explore Fiction, and look for award-winning titles in Best Fiction. Many title records have direct links to Web sites with information about the author Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. These features have been developed specifically with NoveList users in mind, offering support for librarians, teachers, and individual readers.

For schools, NoveList has added a "Features for Teachers" button at the top of the homepage and the New Search page. If you are a library media specialist or a teacher, this page leads you to essential curriculum-related articles and teaching guides. These materials provide support for the increased use of literature in the classroom and across the curriculum. There are articles and guides for all grade levels from pre-school through high school.

NoveList provides full title records of fiction for all ages, including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. Updated monthly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources. The title records include full-text reviews for adult, young adult, children's and easy fiction titles from several journals, including: Booklist, School Library Journal, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. In addition to these reviews, there are annotations and summaries, and all of them are searchable!

NoveList adds about 9,000 new fiction records to the database per year, along with reviews and descriptions when they are available. The browsable book lists in Explore Fiction are periodically revised, and the awards lists in Best Fiction are updated along with the full database each month. New Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks are also added monthly.
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