LibraryLens analyzes your classroom library the same way our Collection Development experts do here at Booksource. The LibraryLens feature runs a comprehensive evaluation of your library, which identifies ways to improve your library’s offerings. Then we suggest the perfect titles to build up your library and fill your specific gaps. 

 

Note: LibraryLens only applies to Booksource Verified titles. Our experts review, vet, and verify every title we sell so you don’t have to! The more Booksource Verified titles you have in your library, the better recommendations LibraryLens can give you. 

 

LibraryLens is powered by our Collection Development specialists, who combined have over 70+ years of library experience. The team uses their title expertise to curate relevant and diverse collections for today’s classrooms. Our specialists vet and verify each title that Booksource carries – that’s over 60,000 verified titles! Our experts have also crafted 700+ custom categories of Booksource data; for example, Booksource can assign multiple custom categories like “History” and “Native American Protagonist” to each title individually.  

   

Support Videos:  

   

  • Overview – This 15-minute video thoroughly explains the features and functionality of LibraryLens. Learn about Booksource Verified titles, the categories within LibraryLens, and how to fill gaps within your classroom library for size, fiction and nonfiction balance, reading levels, diversity, freshness, and more!  
  • Freshness Audit - Learn how titles are evaluated based on copyright date to determine their freshness within Booksource Classroom. Learn how to identify gaps and receive custom title recommendations for your classroom.    
  • Level Audit – Learn about the Reading Level Audit options available in LibraryLens to help identify the strengths and gaps within your classroom library. See the number of books in your library by Guided Reading level, Lexile level, and Accelerated Reader level.    
  • Diversity Audit - Learn about the Diversity Audit options available in LibraryLens to help identify the strengths and gaps within your classroom library. See the number of books in your library by detailed diversity categories only available from Booksource.   
  • Damaged Books Audit – Learn how to enable the condition tracking of your books and use the damaged books report. Then, see how Booksource Classroom makes it easier to identify and replace the most loved books in your classroom.