Other users made these suggestions for improving Booksource Classroom.
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Ability to Link Google Classroom
Rather than entering students 1 by 1 or using excel, syncing google classroom would give rosters for each period.
Under consideration
Ability to Display Books by Genre in Student View
Instead of Students sorting through books alphabetically, they could click on tabs by genre and search for books they might be interested in.
Planned
Print Book Labels from the library data base
I would like to be able to print book labels with the copy ID, location, genre, and library name to make it easier for kids to check out/return books and to keep ...
Under consideration
Ability to Reserve Books / Waitlist
When a book gets checked in you will get an alert saying this book is reserved for [person's name]
Under consideration
Book inventory check
To be able to rescan books and generate a list that shows missing books.
Under consideration
An app just for student checkouts
Under consideration
Student Barcodes
Assigning each student a barcode for quicker check-in/check-out of books with a scanner.
Under consideration
Pop-Up to notify of adding a duplicate book
When entering a book, if the book is already in my library, a pop-up will appear asking, "Is this a duplicate book?"
Under consideration
Scan check in
If I have a large stack of books that are returned, I should be able to scan them all back in instead of going through which student returned it.
Done
Google search for cover images
Please consider having an option to search for a book cover image, instead of having to upload one.
Under consideration
Add "Series" information under Title Details
If a book is a part of a series, that information (including the book number in the series), should be visible under the Title Details in our library.
Planned
Ability to add book cover and subject information
Under consideration
A Report of Every Book's Checkout History (for weeding purposes)
The ability to generate a report that shows every book's checkout history, and not just books that have been checked out. This report would help when weeding ...
Done
Ability to send overdue alert emails
An automatic notification system to push out alerts when books are overdue, and perhaps follow-up emails every week or so thereafter.
Under consideration
Way to suggest having a book become booksource verified
Under consideration
Ability to type in # of copies after scanning for multiple copies
I would like to be able to type in the number of copies of a book when I scan it, instead of scanning multiples of every book.
Under consideration
Ability to merge all possible ISBN numbers for the same title
Since different publishings of the same title are often given different ISBN numbers, I have titles in my library that have no info from booksource added, though they ...
Under consideration
Offer Suggestion Based on Returned Book
Similar to GoodReads. When students return a book, BookSource recommends another book from the library that they might like.
Planned
Ability to Renew Books
The ability to renew books, instead of checking them back in and then back out.
Done
Assign Multiple Genres
It would be nice to be able to assign multiple genres. For example a Realistic Fiction that is in Play format. Or a Biography on a President. Being able to label them ...
Under consideration
Ability to turn off student check-in of books
Since I teach older students, I would like the ability to turn off their capability to check a book back in to the class library. Students have "checked in" books ...
Planned
Barcodes
The ability to print barcodes to tape on to books that are older and don't have the correct bar code, or books that for some reason the barcodes do not work.
Under consideration
Adding a shelf location on return screen
My students do their own checking in and out. When they are checking their book back in, they usually have forgotten what shelf is goes back on. I would like the ...
Under consideration
Ability to edit books in bulk
I want to to be able to go to Library and have drop down edits and easier photo uploads, if needed. Then, I can save my edits in groups rather than having to edit ...
Done
Scan checkout
The option to scan codes to check books out rather than scrolling titles or entering titles in search bar. This would make check out easier for all, but also for ...
Under consideration
Add reading level when adding a book to the library after scanning.
It would be helpful and time saving if there is an option to enter genre and or level after scanning rather than having to go into the library.
Planned
Ability to keep reviews after deleting old students
It would be nice for future students to be able to see reviews from my previous classes who have read some of my books. As of now, deleting student names (when they ...
Not planned
Show reviews BEFORE student searches book to check out
Reviews are available to be seen after the student has returned the book, but most students use reviews to decide on books to read. Reviews should be available before ...
Under consideration
Ability for teachers to help more books be verified
I have a lot of books that aren't booksource verified and they are well known, popular books it seems. It would be nice to be offered to write a review or something ...
Under consideration
Ability to Search by Reading Level
It would be great for students and educators to be able to search the library by reading/lexile level as needed.
Planned
Ability to see which books I already have in LibraryLens suggestion categories
When I click on a suggestion or achievement in LibraryLens, I would like to be able to view the books I already have that meet that criteria. For example, when I ...
Under consideration
Student View allow sort by location
I have my library organized in bins that are labeled. It would be awesome if when checking out students could sort & search by the location. Ex. Student could search ...
Planned
Ability to track custom genres
Ability to track custom genres - see how many books are checked out of your custom genres at any time. For example, how many action/adventure books are out at this time?
Under consideration
Individual Overdue Notices
I would like to print out overdue notices sorted by student and printed out with 1 student name per page. Bonus points if there is a way to include the cost of the ...
Under consideration
Ability to Track Student Checkout History
I would like to be able to click on a student's name, and have a list of their checkout history - titles, overdues, etc. This will help me track types of books each ...
Done
Be able to customize subject of non-booksource books
There should be a way to customize subject areas. Especially for those non-booksource books. Currently non-booksource books cannot have subjects listed because they ...
Under consideration
Ability to temporarily disable a student from checkout
I would love the ability to "freeze" a child without having to delete them for poor behavior of checkout (ie. losing books, destroying books, etc)
Under consideration
Pictures
All books in the database should have pictures. Also, if someone adds a picture, it would be nice if it automatically updated everyone's database with the picture.
Under consideration
Ability for unverified books to still show up in the guided reading level distribution chart
When looking at my guided reading level distribution chart, it doesn't show all of my books, only the verified titles. It is not an accurate measure of the levels in ...
Under consideration
Email Notifications
There should be a way to set up email notifications when students check out or return a book. This way educators can be alerted if a student checks out or checks in a ...
Under consideration
Pop up on teacher page when a student has overdue books
When the teacher is checking out books to students, a popup should occur when a student has overdue books to prevent further check out until old books are returned. ...
Under consideration
Student Books/Teacher Books
It would be nice to click a box to indicate that a book is only for the teacher to view. I have many books that I do not let my kids handle because they are my ...
Under consideration
Ability to approve/reject multiple reviews at a time
Under consideration