I don't know if this is a good idea or not, or if I haven't found a way to do it. I was just thinking about it while I was working in L4.
In L3 we had a drop down box in the library where we could select a collection. If I select a collection from the dropdown box I could look up a resource just in that collection.
We don't have such an option anymore in L4 (or I haven't found it). The reason behind this is, that sometimes I want to look up a resource in my library but I do know in which collection it is. I don't want to type in the library and get a whole bunch of other resources where I need to scroll down to look for the title. I know I can use some rules to search, but then I'll be typing a long sentence just to pinpoint the resource especially if the library is large.
I'm also aware that I might use the "mytag" option to tag my resources and then use that rule to pinpoint the resources but I think I'll be doing double work here. Creating collections to search and creating mytags to look up a resource.
Here's a quick example: suppose I created a collection of zondervan titles. Now when studying I would like to lookup some info in the zondervan encyclopedias. If I type encyclopedia in my library I get all kinds of resources and I have to scroll down to look for my particular resource. I can use rules, but then I need to type in something like title:encyclopedia AND pub:zondervan
Although I know that I have a collection for the zondervan titles, I can't use the collection to quickly look up the resource. The collection is used only for searches.
This is a quick example. I know creating a zondervan collection only has about 70-90 resources, but it could also be another kind of collection with hundreds of resources.
If would be nice to be able to have the collections available in "my library" or an extra look up box in "collections" where I can type in a title to look up.