Those of you who have searched Novelist recently will have noticed the web site has been redesigned. The main change is that the keyword search box (augmented with limiter check-boxes) has been made more prominent, available now on the homepage at the top of the screen; and the advanced search feature has more limiters than it used to. The changes to the search interface are detailed in the Quick Start Guide in the ‘Spotlight’ section of the homepage. In addition, the ‘Training’ link has been augmented with a series of help sheets which also are linked in the Spotlight section.
Search tip depending on the kind of reading recommendation you are seeking, running a keyword search can be more effective than using the browse function. For example, the most effective way to find a list of murder mysteries set in a castle is to run a keyword search using the terms ‘castle’ and ‘mystery’ (with the appropriate audience limiter box checked). Terms are automatically truncated (so that castle finds castles as well) and joined by the Boolean operator ‘and’.
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