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You may notice book cover images showing up when you look at records in Quest, the BC Libraries catalog. This is more than just a way of livening up a dull screen (though it does that, too.)
Click on one of these covers, and you'll get more information about the book including (depending on the book) such things as tables of contents, summaries, information about the authors, and book reviews. Search Quest for the book "Widening the Family Circle" to see what I mean, or keep an eye out for it as you use Quest in the course of your research.
This Quest enhancement is a test. The Libraries are trying software that dynamically makes this additional information available, helping you decide if a book looks promising before you go the stacks to get it. The information provided will vary from title to title, and some titles will have no enhancement services available at all.
Take a look and let the library staff know what you think. There is a short, four-question survey linked to just below the search box on the main page of Quest at http://library.bc.edu/quest.
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