Written by RA expert Jessica Moyer with contributions from leading RA luminaries, "Research-Based Readers' Advisory" approaches research from two vantage points: the Research Review provides an expert overview of new research, and the Librarian's View, written by RA experts, discusses practical issues.In recent years, many excellent research projects on topics related to readers' advisory services have been published. Yet keeping up with the latest research findings is a challenge for many readers' advisors.Written by RA expert Jessica Moyer with contributions from leading RA luminaries,...
Written by RA expert Jessica Moyer with contributions from leading RA luminaries, "Research-Based Readers' Advisory" approaches research from two vant...
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. You will find a trove of solid guidance, including how to advise patrons on all kinds of media, from fiction and nonfiction to audiobooks, graphic novels, and reference materials. Also*How to provide services to senior citizens, tenns, and even readers who are incarcerated*How to handle author visits and book groups*How to enhance storytelling, including for adults
Covering everything from getting to know a library's materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services im...
"Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users" is designed to assist librarians in making connections between all the different media in library collections and advising patrons. By understanding genre similarities between fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, TV shows, video games, and movies, library staff will be better able to access and market the entire library collection, as well as reach out to and serve library patrons who they may not reach with traditional readers' advisory services.
Each of the book's chapters is organized...
"Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users" is designed to assist librarians in making connecti...
An indispensable reference for libraries, this book takes the guesswork out of crossover readers' advisory by allowing you to easily guide teens who enjoy reading adult books and adults who enjoy reading teen stories. Chapters written by genre experts will help you better understand each genre's appeal to teens and adults as well as list dozens of titles that lend themselves to both groups of readers. The approach will help you maximize your collection while better serving your patrons.
The work is divided into two parts: the first part covers adult books for teens, while the...
An indispensable reference for libraries, this book takes the guesswork out of crossover readers' advisory by allowing you to easily guide teens wh...
