Download or read book Readers Advisory Service in the Public Library written by Joyce G. Saricks and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing Readers Advisory Services written by Kathleen de la Peña McCook and published by New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers advice to busy professional librarians on how to supply an advisory service to their customers, despite mounting pressures and calls upon their time.
Download or read book BOOKMATCH written by Linda Wedwick and published by International Reading Assoc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Teachers are becoming increasingly concerned that an overreliance on leveling and readability formulas hinders students' choices and potential to be engaged and interested in what they are reading. Fortunately, this user-friendly book shows you how to break away from this approach by using Bookmatch, an instructional tool that empowers students through choice and independence while showing them how to strategically and effectively select "just-right" books. In doing so, you will learn to set up and manage an effective independent reading time in which students truly engage in the practice of reading while building a positive attitude. Bookmatch is a tool that is easily incorporated into your existing curriculum and with learners of varying ability levels, and with Bookmatch, you'll be able to assist in the independent reading progress made by each student and support their comprehension and self-awareness as literacy learners."--PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE.
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Handbook written by Jessica E. Moyer and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering everything from getting to know a library’s materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time.
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels written by Francisca Goldsmith and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials.
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction written by Joyce G. Saricks and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction Third Edition written by Neal Wyatt and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, this resource is also a useful tool for collection development librarians and students in LIS programs. Inside, RA experts Wyatt and Saricks cover genres such as Psychological Suspense, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literary and Historical Fiction, and introduce the concepts of Adrenaline and Relationship Fiction; include everything advisors need to get up to speed on a genre, including its appeal characteristics, key authors, sure bets, and trends; demonstrate how genres overlap and connect, plus suggestions for guiding readers among genres; and tie genre fiction to the whole collection, including nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, film and TV, poetry, and games. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they’re sure to love.
Download or read book Writing Reviews for Readers Advisory written by Brad Hooper and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With energy and commitment born of professional experience and a deep love for graphic novels, Goldsmith provides the first guide to the genre aimed specifically at readers advisors, while presenting an abundance of resources useful to every librarian.
Download or read book Research Based Readers Advisory written by Jessica E. Moyer and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 2008-03-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains twelve essays that provide critical reviews of existing research on readers' advisory services in the library as they apply to different library materials and types of patrons, each followed by comments by a practicing librarian and readers' advisor.
Download or read book A Few Good Books written by Stephanie L. Maatta and published by Neal Schuman Pub. This book was released on 2010 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers information for librarians and library students on how to become an effective readers' advisor in a technological and multicultural society.
Download or read book The Readers Advisory Guide to Nonfiction written by Neal Wyatt and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigating what at she calls the " extravagantly rich world of nonfiction," renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and sports. Within each, she explains the scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and the subject's position in readers' advisory interviews. Wyatt addresses who is reading nonfiction and why, while providing RAs with the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next. In easy-to-follow steps, Wyatt Explains the hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together Illustrates ways to get up to speed fast in nonfiction Shows how to lead readers to a variety of books using her "read-around" and "reading map" strategies Provides tools to build nonfiction subject guides for the collection This hands-on guide includes nonfiction bibliography, key authors, benchmark books with annotations, and core collections. It is destined to become the nonfiction 'bible' for readers' advisory and collection development, helping librarians, library workers, and patrons select great reading from the entire library collection!
Download or read book Genreflecting written by Diana Tixier Herald and published by Libraries Unltd Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genres demystified: more than 5,000 titles classified by genre, subgenre, and theme.
Download or read book Readers Advisory Service in North American Public Libraries 1870 2005 written by Juris Dilevko and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-02-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the early 1980s, readers' advisory services were a widely discussed topic in North American public libraries. By 2005, almost every public library in the United States and Canada offered some form of readers' advisory service. The services offered have changed significantly, in ways perhaps disadvantageous to adult North American library patrons. This book provides a critical history of readers' advisory philosophy and offers a new perspective on the evolution of the service. The book analyzes the debate that shaped readers' advisory and discusses how the service has assumed its present form. The study follows readers' advisory through its three prominent stages of development, beginning with the period 1870 to 1916, when the service was still a subject of much crucial debate about its meaning and purpose. During the second phase (1917 to 1962), readers' advisory systematically committed itself to meaningful adult education through serious and purposeful reading. The book argues, however, that during the most recent phase of readers' advisory, from 1963 until the present, contemporary public libraries have turned their backs on the rich heritage of readers' advisory services by valorizing the reading of entertainment-oriented and commodified genre titles and bestsellers. Historical analysis, case studies and statistical charts augment the book's central argument.
Download or read book Serving Readers written by Ted Balcom and published by Upstart Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers guidance on readers' advisory services and collection development, two of the most important trends in library service today. Each chapter was contributed by an experienced readers' advisor, and the editor was recipient of the Public Library Association's coveted Allie Beth Martin Award for his work in stimulating public interest in reading and books. Chapters describe how to: -- organize support groups to improve reader's services -- develop special readers' services for youth -- establish book discussion groups -- manage of genre fiction collections -- develop a popular historical fiction collection -- use the fantasy fiction genre to build usage -- refine collections and readers' services to appeal to the male library user. Also included are selective bibliographies of significant titles and information on important authors in each popular fiction genre. Indexes provide access by subject, title, series, and author.
Download or read book Guiding the Reader to the Next Book written by Kenneth D. Shearer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming to help library managers help their patrons to find books they will enjoy, this book offers an understanding of, and practical tips to guide the patron to their next book. It also covers ways to follow up this advice to see how successful these recommendations are.
Download or read book Readers Advisory for Children and Tweens written by Penny Peck and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details how to find books for different age groups, including young children and their parents, emergent readers, transitional readers, and adept readers. Includes book lists and descriptions of websites that aid in youth readers' advisory.
Download or read book Readers Advisory Service written by Peggy Craig Rast and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
