Function 4: Library

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Ok, so this particular blog of mine has not really taken off, now when I say taken off what I really mean has nothing to do with fanfare in actuality I don’t care if no one sees or looks at this blog this is something that I simply want to do, and the reason is to understand the software better. Part of the problem I have been having with Logos is two fold, for one I am a heavy BibleWorks user and rarely use Logos outside of looking up commentaries and the like, the second is that they do not have a good and comprehensive help file, instead they expect you to use the MP seminars which are fine and dandy except for the whole funding thing. This has kind of placed me in a bind as I would like to better use the software but don’t necessarily know how, so I am now continuing the search to better understand the possibilities with the software before BBW 9 reaches my door, because when that happens, if I do not yet fully understand Logos I may end up placing on the side. In order to make sure I have at least one if not several more post, I have decided to dedicate some of my time to better understanding Logos. In the past I have tried reading the Help files to no avail (but they will come in handy when I get to Morphological searches). However for the basics I found them more confusing than helpful. I have watched several videos and continue to watch some of the ones created by users and have found them to be very helpful, so without further ado I continue with my functions with function 4 which is really function one but not really. Lol 
The Library: At the very top of your home page, you will see a blue strip (v. 4) this is called the ribbon and on it you can find all kinds of things from Reading schedules to selected books. On the left hand side you will see three options right above the ribbon, the options are all pictures, but the pictures stand for things. The first picture is of a house, and this shows you the home page (which we will get to later) after this you see a picture which is presumably a book that is open (this is the library) and then after that we see a picture of a magnified glass, which stands for search. What we will be focusing on for today is the book or the library. The library seems at first to be very mundane yet can be helpful especially in a program as large as Logos.
If you click on the book image you immediately see a drop down list with all the covers of the books you own along with the title next to it. On top of this you will see a search engine box. This is helpful to search through out books with keywords to find the book that you are looking for. Next to that you will see a button for change of view, and which will toggle from a view with heavier emphasis on the covers vs. the emphasis on the amount of books. However, next to that is the button for resource information. Now this button looks like a circle with a lowercase “I” in it. To click on this does give more options. Now you can add tags as well as rate the text. Now at first this may seem somewhat unimportant, however, this can be very important to rate texts. “why” you may ask, and the truth is in the numbers. There are just too many text and if you do not rate them or tag them in any way who knows what will pop up when you do a search possibly something that you do not like or do not agree with theologically. This is something that can help you to get to the information that you want the most at the forefront of your searches. The tag option allows you to tag the text for what it is. This is beneficial when you are doing the general searches within the text for certain topics as well as just trying to look through your text on your own. Both of these are huge features and I hope that you use them as they will make using Logos better as it gets to know more of what you prefer.