Edelweiss Training for Librarians

New to Edelweiss? You've come to the right place.

isolated books over white background

The Way You Want to Learn 

 

The topics below are split into an introductory overview ("101") and a more detailed demonstration ("102"). For each, you'll have the opportunity to learn based on your personal preference:

 

  • Watch a short video
  • Read a how-to document
  • Tour how things work within Edelweiss (some of these are coming soon!)

 

Or, if you have specific questions, type what you're looking for into the Search bar here. 

Depositphotos_118714404_l-2015

Getting Started with Edelweiss

 

Edelweiss is an amazing place for book lovers! You can learn about new titles, access thousands of advanced review copies, browse publisher catalogs, and more. But first, take a little time to learn how to customize Edelweiss to meet your unique interests.

Edelweiss 101

 

Getting started 

 

Edelweiss 102

 

Popular Features for Librarians

 

For more resources about getting started, click here to browse Help resources or search on the homepage.

Review Copies & Reviews

 

ARCs, galleys, review copies - no matter what you call them, they are extremely useful to librarians. This is your opportunity to read a title for FREE before purchasing or recommending to patrons. In return, leave a review for the publisher and author!

Review Copies 101

 

Finding, downloading, and requesting review copies.

 

Review Copies 102

 

Writing and sharing reviews.

 

KAUNAS, LITHUANIA - NOVEMBER 05, 2017: New Apple Iphone X flagship smartphone placed on travel book. Latest Apple Iphone 10 mobile phone model

To learn more about review copies, click here to browse Help resources or search on the homepage.

Stack of books on wooden deck table

Collection Development & Ordering

 

Are you in charge of collection development and/or title selection for your library? Discovering titles in Edelweiss and then exporting lists for easy ordering from your distributor of choice is simple.

Ordering 101

 

Collection development using Edelweiss

 

Ordering 102

 

Creating and exporting orders

 

To learn more, click here to browse Help resources or search on the homepage.

Communities

 

Communities are groups of users with similar interests or functions. Community members are able to share reviews and collections as well as view reviews and collections that others have shared.

Communities 101

 

Joining, Finding, and Sharing Reviews or Collections

 

Communities 102

 

Creating and Managing Communities

 

Books in Library on table

To learn more about Communities, click here to browse Help resources or search on the homepage.

Additional Topics

Catalogs and Collections

 

You can create and share collections of titles for just about any purpose you can imagine. Learn more here. 

Event Grids

 

Learn about author tours in your area and apply to the publisher for potential inclusion. Learn more here. 

User Administration

 

If you are the user administrator for your library's Edelweiss account, you can create, edit, and delete users as needed. Learn more here. 

Other Tips & Tricks

 

Feel like you have a pretty good handle on Edelweiss now? Take it up a notch with these best practices. Learn more here.