About Seánra

Genrefying a library means sorting every book into a genre section: a summer of pulling books, reading spines and making judgment calls. Seánra does the first pass for you. You upload your shelf list, choose your genres, and get back your own spreadsheet with a genre beside every title, ready for labels and shelving.

Seánra (SHAWN-ruh) is the Irish word for genre. It's a Seanachie product, built by Patrick Kubier in Oklahoma, who spends his days turning school data into something people can use.

How it works

1. Each title is matched against public library catalog records for subject headings.
2. Your title, author and any subject or summary columns, plus those headings, decide the best genre from your list.
3. Placements that librarians corrected in earlier lists are used again, so the service gets better with every list.
4. Books with too little to go on are marked Check so you know where to look.

Contact

Questions, quotes for big collections, purchase orders or a problem with a list: [email protected].