Viewing Your Reading History

Your library may offer the ability to save a reading history, which is a list of items you have checked out since the reading history began. The reading history is a convenient record of what you have read and what you might like to read again. It includes the title, author, check-out date, and loaning library for each item you have checked out. (It does not show details such as renewals, due dates, or dates returned.) The library may limit the length of the history.

If you have an active reading history, you can stop the history and clear it from your patron account and the system. You can start a new reading history at any time.

Start, view, and clear a reading history

Follow these steps to start, view, and clear a reading history.

Important:
Your reading history is associated directly with your patron account. If you have concerns about your privacy as a library patron, contact the library for specific information about the library's privacy policies.

1. Click Patron Account on the menu bar, and log in.

   The My Record page is displayed.

2. To start a reading history, follow these steps:
   1. Click Change Preferences on the My Record page.

      The Preferences page is displayed.

   2. Select (check) Maintain permanent reading list.
   3. Click Submit.

Note:
Your reading history begins with the next item you check out from the library. However, the item may not actually appear in your reading history until the library has processed the information, typically during overnight processing.

1. Click Back to return to the My Record page, or click Log Out to quit working with your patron account.

3. To view an existing reading history, click Reading History on the Patron Account submenu.

   The Reading History page is displayed.

4. To clear and stop your reading history, follow these steps:
   1. Click Change Preferences on the My Record page, or click Change Preferences on the Reading History page.

      The Preferences page is displayed.

   2. Select the Maintain permanent reading list check box to clear it.
   3. Click Submit.

      Your reading history is cleared and stopped.

Important:
When you stop the reading history, the information in the history is not stored. It is permanently removed from the system.

1. Click Back to return to the My Record page, or click Log Out to quit working with your patron account.