Library

 

*Videos*

LogosTraining:[[Library >> https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016752591]]

[[UsingLibrary >> https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016752591]]

 

*See Also*

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This wiki article describes the features of your Library, how to organize it and how to find resources.

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   * This shows resources by their cover image \\ {{$ media:LibraryCoverView.jpg?maxwidth=300 }} \\ \\

#. *Information*: this opens a pane on the right side of your library window. Click again to hide the information pane.  \\ {{$ media:LibraryInfoPane.jpg?maxwidth=400 }}  \\ \\ For multiple resources, you can change [[Ratings >> Ratings # How do I change the Ratings?]],  [[User Tags >>  Tagging # Is there a way to Tag multiple books at the same time?]], and Series. \\ \\

#. *Sidebar* (Logos 8+): Use this to open/close a sidebar [[with faceted browsing of Librarymetadata>> # Using the Sidebar to filter resources]]. \\ \\

#. *Sidebar* (Logos 8+): Use this to open/close a /sidebar/ [[with faceted browsing of yourresources>> # Using the Sidebar to filter resources]]. \\ \\

#. *Prioritize*: this opens/closes a pane on the right side of your library window. This is available from the Menu in Logos 8+.  \\ {{$ media:LibraryPrioritizePane.jpg?maxwidth=350}} \\ \\ You can view or change the [[prioritization of resources  >> Prioritizing]] in your library. \\ \\

#. *Library Filter*: Filter your Library by selecting from Collections, Tags and Ratings, etc. This is available from the Sidebar in Logos 8+. \\ See [[Using your Collections to filter resources >> # Using your Collections to filter resources]] for more details.

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!!! Using the Sidebar to filter resources

The /sidebar/ utilizes faceted browsing to filter the resources in your Library. Some of the [[columns available in /Details/ view >> # Available Columns in the detailed view]] cannot be filtered here, but they can be [[filtered from the Find box >> # Search Fields that you can use in the Find box]].

The /sidebar/ utilizes faceted browsing to filter the resources in your Library. \\Some of the [[columns available in /Details/ view >> # Available Columns in the detailed view]] cannot be filtered here, but they can be [[filtered from the Find box >> # Search Fields that you can use in the Find box]].

 

*Note*: you will usually want to know about the resources that are on your computer, so you should first filter by *Devices* > "This Device" if you have anything listed for *Devices* > "Not on This Device".

 

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Faceted browsing has the advantage that you only need to select the details you want to filter. For example, click *Subject* and select /Jesus Christ/ (above). \\ To achieve that result in the /Find/ box, you would have to type *Subject:"Jesus Christ"*. However, the facet result is more accurate because it looks for "Jesus Christ" as a single expression, whereas the /Find/ filter will include "Jesus Christ" within the expression "Church of Jesus Christ of...".

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!!! Using your Collections to filter resources

* *Logos 8:* Click on *Collection* in the Sidebar, and select a collection. \\ The results reflect resources that are on your device, thesameasthe*Collections*tool.

* *Logos 8:* Click on *Collection* inthe[[Sidebar>>#Using the Sidebartofilterresources]], and select a collection. \\ /The results reflect resources that are *on your device*, andacollectionwillnotbelistedunlessthisistrue/.

* *Logos 7:* Click on the *Library Filter* drop down in the toolbar and select a collection. Your Library list will now reflect that collection: \\ \\ {{$ media:LibraryFilterDropdown.jpg }} \\ \\ It can be further filtered from the /Find/ box (below).

 

* *Logos 7:* Click on the *Library Filter* drop down in the toolbar and select a collection. \\ Your Library list will now reflect that collection: \\ \\ {{$ media:LibraryFilterDropdown.jpg }} \\ \\ It can be further filtered from the /Find/ box (below).

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!!! Using the Find box to filter resources