Find a Book Series Easily in iBistro

Today we received a call at the Library from a patron who wanted to find a book series online from home through our iBistro catalog. The patron was searching for the Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz. The patron tried searching by the author and found over a hundred titles, as Dean Koontz is a prolific author.

In order for her to find the series, I told her to do the following:

1) Click on iBistro from the TPL homepage.
2) Type in the main character's name from the book series into the search box.
3) Hit "Enter" or click on the "Words or Phrase" button beneath the search box.

She instantly was presented with all of the books specifically for that series and author. This works for most fiction book series, such as the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child or the Odd Thomas books by Dean Koontz.

If you are searching for a series of non-fiction titles, try this:

1) Click on iBistro from the TPL homepage.
2) Type the name of the series into the search box. (Ex: "Opposing Viewpoints")
3) Click on the "Series" button beneath the search box.

Check the video below for how to search for a fictional book series by character name.