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Recommendations in Aspen

The catalog provides recommendations for similar titles when you view titles in the catalog, place holds, and use your account.

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You might also like

These suggestions appear under Checked Out Titles in My Account. Select You Might Also Like button and see recommendations based on the checked out title.

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Similar titles are matched based on:

  • subject facet
  • topic facet
  • awards facet
  • author
  • era
  • genre
  • geographic facet
  • mpaa_rating
  • audience
  • accelerated_reader_interest_level

Recommended for you

These appear based on titles you have rated (using the star ratings for titles) under Recommended For You in My Account. If you have not rated any items you will not see recommendations.

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While you wait

When you place a hold, you will see While You Wait recommendations for on shelf titles.

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Detailed display

When you click into a grouped record or individual record, you will see more details about the title or record. This display will show additional recommendations from a variety of sources.

 

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