"My List" Feature in ValleyCat

The My List feature in ValleyCat is designed so the user can create a temporary list of titles from their search results. Users can view the list, sort it, add or remove items from the list or email the list. They can also create up to 15 sublists. However, if they want to save them for future reference, they must first login into their account. Otherwise, the titles will only be saved to My List for that particular ValleyCat session.

• In ValleyCat, click Login in the top right hand corner of the screen.
• Enter your library card barcode & PIN#. Click the Login button.
• Search the catalog.
• Click the Add to My List button next to an item you want saved. The number total items saved in the list appears in the top right hand corner of the screen next to My List.
• To review the list, click My List.

Other features include:

• It appears that items will remain in My List indefinitely, *as long as a user is adding items to their list*. Otherwise, items will disappear from My List after 120 days. So the key to maintaining the list long term is to actively use it. It's not a bad idea for users to email themselves the list(s) every once in a while if they want a permanent record.
• The main "My List" list can contain up to 100 titles. When the user reaches that limit the following message will display: "Your Book Bag is now full. You can add additional items only after you have removed one or more items from the bookbag from the MyList display."
• Users can create up to 15 sublists within My List. Each sublist can contain up to 100 titles. So technically, a user could have up to 1,600 titles saved (100 in My List and 100 each in 15 sublists.) The user might want to create sublists to categorize their titles (i.e. cookbooks, mysteries, travel, etc.) Here’s how:
• While logged into My List, place a check mark next to the titles you wanted moved to a new list.
• Click the Move To drop down list. Select [New List] or an already created sublist.
• Once My List itself has 100 items, the only way to add additional titles is to move items from My List to the selected sublist (new or existing).
• Use Other Lists to move from one list to another.
• Use Manage Lists to rename or delete lists.
• Use Remove to delete items from My List.
• Request items directly from My List.
• Email the list. Formats include HTML, plain text, delimited (to upload into a spreadsheet or database) as well as in MLA or Chicago citation styles (which would be helpful for students.) Note: only the list being viewed will be emailed. If the user has multiple lists, they would need to email each list separately. You do not need to check mark the items first. All the items on the list are emailed automatically.

Remember, if you don't log into your account, any items sent to My List will only be saved for that session and you will not be able to see items previously saved to My List.

rev. 2/2018