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Lead: @mekarpelesIssues overseen by Mek (Staff: Program Lead) [managed]Issues overseen by Mek (Staff: Program Lead) [managed]Metric: RetentionSurface the value we have and give patrons reason(s) to stick aroundSurface the value we have and give patrons reason(s) to stick aroundNeeds: BreakdownThis big issue needs a checklist or subissues to describe a breakdown of work. [managed]This big issue needs a checklist or subissues to describe a breakdown of work. [managed]Needs: DesignsNeeds: ResponseIssues which require feedback from leadIssues which require feedback from leadPriority: 2Important, as time permits. [managed]Important, as time permits. [managed]Type: Feature RequestIssue describes a feature or enhancement we'd like to implement. [managed]Issue describes a feature or enhancement we'd like to implement. [managed]
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Lead: @mekarpelesIssues overseen by Mek (Staff: Program Lead) [managed]Issues overseen by Mek (Staff: Program Lead) [managed]Metric: RetentionSurface the value we have and give patrons reason(s) to stick aroundSurface the value we have and give patrons reason(s) to stick aroundNeeds: BreakdownThis big issue needs a checklist or subissues to describe a breakdown of work. [managed]This big issue needs a checklist or subissues to describe a breakdown of work. [managed]Needs: DesignsNeeds: ResponseIssues which require feedback from leadIssues which require feedback from leadPriority: 2Important, as time permits. [managed]Important, as time permits. [managed]Type: Feature RequestIssue describes a feature or enhancement we'd like to implement. [managed]Issue describes a feature or enhancement we'd like to implement. [managed]
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Problem / Opportunity
On the books page, have a section that shows similar / alternative books (especially) if a book is unavailable.
Don't leave patrons at a dead end -- just because they have found the book record of interest does not mean we have helped them achieve their victory (which is likely to access this [or a similar, comparable] book)
Proposal
Needs a proposal. One option is leveraging library classification numbers (LCCN or DDC - dewey decimal) to do something similar to the library explorer, where
solrqueries are done to show neighboring books that would be next to this book on the library shelf.e.g.

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