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Future of Reference Service

2008-03-28T13:02:03Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/future-of-information-retrieval.html The Future of Information Retrieval]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/time-odyssey-visions-of-reference-and.html Time Odyssey: Visions of Reference and User Services]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-does-it-take-to-be-good-at.html What Does It Take to Be Good at Reference in the Age of Google]

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Recommending books

2008-03-28T12:50:56Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/ricklibrarians-books-that-matter-2007.html ricklibrarian's Books That Matter 2007]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/he-reads-she-reads-booklist-adult-books.html He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/nancy-pearl-on-book-crush.html Nancy Pearl on Book Crush]
*[http://plablog.org/2008/03/readers-advisory-tool-kit-iii-market-driven-readers-advisory-three-more-skills-to-increase-your-effectiveness-as-an-ra-librarian.html Readers' Advisory Toolkit III]

[[Category: Books]]
[[Category:Readers' Advisory]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Staff Training

2008-01-11T17:21:31Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Success Stories =
* [[Memphis Public Library & Information Center - Word: When a Customer Asks. . .]]
* [[Memphis Public Library & Information Center - ILS Upgrade]]
* [[Cedar Rapids Public Library - Staff training on public databases]]*
* [[The Scoop E-Newsletter for Youth Services, a staff development tool]]
* [http://mplictechtrain.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-wiki-aggregator-training-for-malc.html Blog, Wiki, Aggregator Training for the Memphis Area Library Council] (link to blog post article).

= Tips for Training Library Staff =

<big>Tips for Floating Librarians 
 
    Many library systems employ floaters- people who
do not work at a specific location, but "float" around from library to
library and fill in for  a short-handed staff.  This
is especially true as more and more workers take advantage of the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993
[1].  Listed below are a few tips for current floaters or
would-be floaters interested in some of the challenges of the position: 
 
</big>
<ul>
<li><big> Make
sure your transportation is safe
and reliable.  It may
be possible that some floaters must supply their own transportation
from location to location.  Inquire with your employer if it
is possible to take a company vehicle when on location if the need to
travel arrives, and mark your mileage for possible compensation.</big></li>
<li><big>If
floating a position that has contacts with patrons,
never assume a patron knows
what they want to find, or that you know what they want! [2]
 Ask them questions to dig out the answer.</big></li>
<li><big>Become
very familiar with the procedures of your institution, as these will
act as a guide for you to follow at the various locations you may be
visiting [2].  Also, make personal notes of any idiosyncrasies
from location to location, and try to respect them.  After
all, you're a guest worker!</big></li>
<li><big>Don't
get involved with work politics.  You will have to work with a
wide range of people, and its best not to burn bridges.</big></li>
<li><big>Being
a floater is a continual learning experience [3].  Keep your
mind open and be prepared to learn throughout your time as a floater.</big></li>
<li><big>Become
familiar with the physical locations of where you work (the stacks,
bathrooms, and important building nearby, such as post offices).</big></li>
<li><big>Have
fun!</big></li>
</ul>

Citations: 
[1] "The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993"  U.S. Department
of   Labor.
19 October 2007   http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/statutes/whd/fmla.htm> 
[2] Norman, Amy. Reference Librarian, Tulsa Community
College. Personal interview. 19 October 2007. 
[3] Smith, Jason. MLIS student and reference worker.
Tulsa Community College. Personal interview. 19 October 2007.

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.memphislibrary.org/intranet/StaffDev.html Memphis Public Library & Information Center - Staff Development] Lists the trainings we offer for our staff. Some training titles are links to the actual training documents.
*[http://mplictechtrain.blogspot.com Memphis Public Library & Information Center - MPLIC Tech Train (Technical Trainer Blog)]
*[http://tempo.memphislibrary.org/mediawiki/index.php/Technical_Trainer Memphis Public Library & Information Center - MPLIC Tech Train Wikified (Technical Trainer Wiki)]
*[http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/anewiki1/ Antioch New England Graduate School Library Training Wiki for Front Desk Staff.]
*[http://socialwebliteracy.blogspot.com/ Pierce County Library's Social Web Literacy class blog] blog for popular social networking class offered to all staff

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*Lister, Pauline & Hill, Dorothy [http://e-prints.alia.org.au/archive/00000089/ "What's Next?:job enhancement through a shadowing up program"] (2005)
*[http://www.mla.gov.uk/resources/assets//I/ict_full_rep_pdf_6663.pdf MLA (UK) ICT Training Report]: "Competencies & capabilities: new paradigms for workforce development in the 21st Century Library" (2004)
*[http://www.mla.gov.uk/resources/assets//W/wfd_learning_for_change_pdf_6680.pdf MLA (UK) Workforce Development Strategy]: "Learning for change: workforce development strategy (Summary)" (2004)
*[http://tametheweb.com/2007/06/building_a_social_library.html Building a Social Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/cultivating-tech-savvy-library-staff.html Cultivating Tech-Savvy Library Staff] An Internet Librarian 2006 presentation with links
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/11/library-technical-competencies-what-do.html Library Technical Competencies: What Do We Have? What Do We Teach? What Do I Hire?] A small library perspective

[[Category:Services to Specific Groups]][[Category:Programming]][[Category:Technology]][[Category:Professional]]

Travel

2008-01-11T17:12:06Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/855-to-baghdad-from-london-to-iraq-on.html 8:55 to Baghdad: From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie by Andrew Eames] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/aia-guide-to-twin-cities-by-larry.html AIA Guide to the Twin Cities by Larry Millett] Good for librarians headed for PLA in March 2008
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/07/14/finally-the-truth-about-vacations/ The Idler Book of Crap Vacations: 50 Tales of Hell on Earth] 2006

Recommending books

2008-01-11T17:08:20Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/12/ricklibrarians-books-that-matter-2007.html ricklibrarian's Books That Matter 2007]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/he-reads-she-reads-booklist-adult-books.html He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/nancy-pearl-on-book-crush.html Nancy Pearl on Book Crush]

[[Category: Books]]
[[Category:Readers' Advisory]]
[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Collaborative Tools in Libraries

2007-08-10T12:36:13Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts, Articles, and Presentations on Collaborative Tools */

= Major Collaborative Tools =

*[[Blogs]]

*[[RSS]]

*[[Wikis]]

*Social Bookmarking

*[[Social Networking Software]]

*Peer-to-Peer Networks

*[[Twitter]]

= Success Stories =

= Examples and Information =

= Specific Blog Posts, Articles, and Presentations on Collaborative Tools =

*[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16236 Social Machines] by Wade Roush in Technology Review August 2005

*[http://librarygarden.blogspot.com/2006/09/5-more-notable-social-networking-sites.html 5 More Notable Social Networking Sites] by Robert J. Lackie at the Library Garden blog September 2006

*[http://plablog.org/2007/06/wiking-the-blog-and-walking-the-dog-social-software-virtual-reality-and-authority-everywhere.html Wiking the Blog and Walking the Dog: Social Software, Virtual Reality, and Authority Everywhere]

== Online Surveys ==

*[http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/f/Online%20Surveys.pdf Step by step guide to making your first online survey using SurveyMonkey (PDF version)] by [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/Cindy%20Boeke Cindy Boeke]. PPT version: [http://trainingwiki.pbwiki.com/How%20to%20Make%20an%20Online%20Survey Step by step guide to making your first online survey using SurveyMonkey] (Click on the link).
*[http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/?cat=edu FLICC-FEDLINK Surveys]: Analysis and documentation of an online user feedback survey for the Library of Congress's FLICC-FEDLINK division, containing 484 responses. The wiki includes findings, documentation, survey data, and other information, including a [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/f/FLICCFEDLINKSurveys2006Mar31Final.pdf 50-page report (PDF)] and [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/f/FLICC-FEDLINKSurveys18Apr06.pdf "Collaborative Surveys - Using Feedback from Stakeholders to Build New Services"(PPT)] by [http://fedlinksurvey.pbwiki.com/Survey%20Design%20and%20Analysis%20Team Cindy Boeke and others.]
* [http://cii.wikispaces.com/ Cii Wiki]: An online wiki directory of survey software and survey hosting services

= Specific Projects using Collaborative Tools =
*[http://www.brandonu.ca/Library/COPPUL/ ANTS: ANimated Tutorial Sharing project by COPPUL ] This project was designed to enable librarians to share in the development of point-of-need animated tutorials for a multitude of e-products. The project makes use of new Collaborative Information Technology (CIT) via an Open Source Institutional Repository (DSpace), a Wiki, RSS Feeds and Web Pages. This enables participants to (1) identify tutorials for development and (2) keep others up to date on their work. Initially only COPPUL librarians could add content to the Repository; but as of October 2006, any librarian can add content as well as download open source tutorials. It should also be noted that as its list of e-resources for tutorial development is on a Wiki, the list is considered to be a starting point for development. Anyone can add new e-products to the list of tutorials for development. Similarly, other types of library tutorials are welcome. One need only indicate that it exsists on the wiki and ensure that the source code for the tutorial is uploaded into DSpace.

[[Category:Technology]]

Recommending books

2007-08-10T12:30:56Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/he-reads-she-reads-booklist-adult-books.html He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/nancy-pearl-on-book-crush.html Nancy Pearl on Book Crush]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Traditional Reference Services

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Success Stories =

= Tips for Providing Quality Reference Services =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://feelgoodlibrarian.typepad.com/feelgood_librarian/ Feel-good Librarian]
*[http://refgrunt.blogspot.com/ Ref Grunt]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/do-i-still-use-reference-books.html Do I Still Use Reference Books?]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/hangouts-feed-souls-of-lonely-by-kayce.html Hangouts Feed Souls of Lonely] About some of the reference clients and their needs
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/collaboration-as-norm-in-reference.html Collaboration as the Norm in Reference Work by Jeffrey Pomeranz] A review of the article in RUSQ Fall 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/day-without-library-catalog.html A Day Without a Library Catalog]

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Future of Reference Service

2007-08-10T12:28:18Z

Ricklibrarian: New page: = Blogs/Websites to Watch = = Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out = *[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/future-of-information-retrieval.html The Future of Information Retri...

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/future-of-information-retrieval.html The Future of Information Retrieval]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/time-odyssey-visions-of-reference-and.html Time Odyssey: Visions of Reference and User Services]

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2007-08-10T12:23:42Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Reference Services and Information Literacy */

= Introduction =

Welcome to Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. This wiki was created to be a one-stop shop for great ideas and information for all types of librarians. All over the world, librarians are developing successful programs and doing innovative things with technology that no one outside of their library knows about. There are lots of great blogs out there sharing information about the profession, but there is no one place where all of this information is collected and organized. That's what we're trying to do.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing write about it in the wiki] or provide a link to outside coverage. If you have materials that would be helpful to other librarians, add them to the wiki. And if you know of a librarian or a library that is doing something great, feel free to include information or links to it. Basically, if you know of anything that might be useful to other librarians (including useful websites), this is the place to put it. I hope this wiki will be a venue where people can share ideas with one another and where librarians can learn to replicate the successes of other libraries.

This wiki is not run by any commercial entity and does not represent any commercial interests. For those wishing to use content in the wiki, the wiki itself (and all the content contained herein) is licensed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike] Creative Commons License. Please familiarize yourself with the license before using any of the content on your own site.

'''Anyone''' who wants to add to or edit topics on the wiki can do it. You don't need to ask before making a change -- this wiki belongs to the community of librarians who use it. If you have any technical questions about the wiki, please contact its creator, [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas]. Questions about specific content in the wiki should be directed to that individual author.

If you are going to link to this wiki, please use the following URL:

[http://www.libsuccess.org/ http://www.libsuccess.org/]

Logo designed by [[User:Crios|Christopher Rios]] and Zandra Vlahakis.

= Join the Community =

When you register for this wiki, you can then add to your own user profile page. Please add your profile to the [[Wiki User List]] so we can all get to know each other!

'''Note:''' If you are going to add to the list of recommended vendors or software, please put your name on your recommendation so we know that it's not from a vendor. From here on in, we will have to delete any '''new''' vendor/software recommendations that do not have the author identified.

If you want to see recent changes made to the wiki, visit [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges Recent Changes]. There is also an [http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&amp;amp;amp;feed=rss RSS Feed] for the Recent Changes page...

= Categories =
Check out the [[Categories|alphabetized list of categories]] with alphabetized lists of articles in each category.

If you add a new category, please add it to this list on the main page so people can easily find it. You can also add new pages off of the pages in each category (subpages). For example, if you want to go into depth with a "success story" about gaming, you can create another page for the details on the success story and just put a little teaser or title on the gaming page (with a link).

''You can easily add a new page by putting the title of the new page inside double brackets on the front page (you can see the formatting when you go to edit this page). Then, when you click on that link, you will be taken to a new page that you can add to.''

== Community ==
*[[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes Page]]
*[[Tips page]] for getting started on the right foot
*[[Guidelines|Guidelines for Wiki Use]]
*[[Wiki User List]]
*[[Librarians who IM]]

== Management and Leadership ==
*[[Communications - Internal and External]]
*[[Human Resources and Labor Management]]
*[[Leadership Development and Education]]
*[[Management Ethics]]
*[[Organizational Culture and Knowledge]]
*[[Organizational Structure]]
*[[Project Planning and Development]]
*[[Strategy, Vision, and Focus]]
*[[Team Building]]
*[[Pipeline: Future Professionals]]
*[[Public Polices: Resources for Policy Creation and Review]]
**[[Challenges to Displays, Exhibits, Meeting Room Use, Materials]]
**[[Disaster and Emergency Planning]]
**[[Unattended Children/Unattended Adults in Children's Areas]]
**[[Library Cards for People in Transitional Housing]]
**[[Rules of Conduct/Patron Behavior]]
**[[RFID as a Privacy Issue]]

== Materials Selection and Collection Maintenance ==
*[[Selecting Materials for Libraries]]
*[[Organizing Library Collections]]
*[[Weeding Library Collections]]

== Professional ==
*[[Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities]]
*[[Keeping Up With the Profession]]
*[[Looking for a Job]]
*[[Publishing and Speaking]]
*[[Self-Promotion Tips for New Librarians]]
*[[Workplace Organizing]]

== Programming ==
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Kids & Teens]]
** [[Gaming]]

== Readers' Advisory ==
*[[Definition]]
*[[Leading book groups]]
*[[Recommending books]]
*[[Writing Reviews for Open WorldCat]]

== Reference Services and Information Literacy ==
*[[Online Reference]] (IM, Web-based, etc.)
*[[Free Online Reference Resources]]
*[[Future of Reference Service]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

== Resource Sharing ==
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]

== Selling Your Library ==
*[[Branding]]
*[[Demonstrating Impact, Value and ROI]]
*[[Fundraising]]
*[[Marketing]]
*[[Promotions]]
*[[Annual Reports]]

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for Older Adults]]
*[[Services for the Housebound]]
*[[Services for First Year Students]]
*[[Services in a Multi-lingual Environment]]
*[[Services for the Poor and Homeless]]
*[[Services for Teens]]
*[[Libraries Services in Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries]]

== Training and Development for Librarians ==
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]
*[[Resources for Library & Information Technology students]]
*[[Library Schools]]

== Technology ==

=== Access ===
*[[Cataloging]]
*[[Digitization]]
*[[Electronic Databases]]
*[[Institutional Repositories]]
*[[Improving Access]] (open_url, metasearch, metadata harvesting, etc.)
*[[Library Systems]] (integrated systems, automated systems, circulation systems]
*[[Online Library Card Registration and e-Card Services]]
*[[OPACs]]
*[[Physical Delivery or Courier Services]]
*[[Web Browser Extensions]]
*[[Web Services]]
*[[Widgets]] (desktop tools, usually based on JavaScript)
*[[:Category:PC Management | Public Access PC Management]]

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[Accessibility]] - general hardware and software technologies and information (not Web-specific)
*[[Grants for Technology Projects]]
*[[Open Source Software|Free/Open Source Software]]
*[[PLA TechNotes]]
*[[Providing Technology to Patrons]] (computers, wifi, iPods, etc.)
*[[Self Checkout]]
*[[Technology Planning]]
*[[Virtual Worlds]]
*[[VoIP|Voice over IP (VoIP)]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]
*[[Website Design]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Social Networking Software]]
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Management of the WSF Information]]

== Working Together ==
*[[Successful Collaborations]]

= Need help? =

Please visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Basic_text_formatting Wikipedia Style Guide] for instructions on how to format text in the wiki. Another great way to figure out how to do things in the wiki is to click edit on a certain page and see how things are formatted. Check this [[tips page]] if you're new to wikis and just want a quick intro on how to get started.

'''Not seeing the stuff you added?''' Try this [[caching problem|fix]].

Any questions? Contact [http://meredith.wolfwater.com/contact.php Meredith Farkas].

[[Category:Community]]

Recommending books

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/he-reads-she-reads-booklist-adult-books.html He Reads She Reads: The Booklist Adult Books Readers Advisory Forum]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Traditional Reference Services

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Success Stories =

= Tips for Providing Quality Reference Services =

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://feelgoodlibrarian.typepad.com/feelgood_librarian/ Feel-good Librarian]
*[http://refgrunt.blogspot.com/ Ref Grunt]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/do-i-still-use-reference-books.html Do I Still Use Reference Books?]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/hangouts-feed-souls-of-lonely-by-kayce.html Hangouts Feed Souls of Lonely] About some of the reference clients and their needs
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/collaboration-as-norm-in-reference.html Collaboration as the Norm in Reference Work by Jeffrey Pomeranz] A review of the article in RUSQ Fall 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/day-without-library-catalog.html A Day Without a Library Catalog]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/06/time-odyssey-visions-of-reference-and.html Time Odyssey: Visions of Reference and User Services]

[[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Conference Listings =

== General Library Conferences ==

* American Library Association: Annual and Midwinter conferences: http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.htm

* Medical Library Association Annual Meeting: http://mlanet.org/am/

* Library and Information Association of South African Conferences: http://www.liasa.org.za/conferences/

* LIANZA Conference 2007: TRANZFORM - Te Tiinihanga. Annual Conference Library and Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa
http://www.lianza.org.nz/events/conference2007/index.html

== Public Library Conferences ==

*Public Library Track at Internet Librarian 2005: [http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/001341.html Implementing New Technologies in PLs]

* Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference, May 3-5, 2006, Wisconsin Rapids, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/wapl/conf.html for more information.

== Academic Library Conferences ==
* Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) Annual Conference, March 28-31, 2006, Stevens Point, WI. Watch http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/waal/ for more information!

== Local/State Library Conferences ==
* Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, "Grand River, Great Libraries," October 25-28, 2005, La Crosse, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2005/ for more information.

* Missouri Association of School Librarians Annual Fall Seminar, November 12, 2005, Columbia, MO. See http://www.maslonline.org for more information

* Illinois : Reaching Forward South Conference for Library Support Staff, September 28 & 29, 2006, Springfield, IL. See http://www.reachingforwardsouth.org/ for more information.

== Special Library Conferences ==
*[http://www.sla.org/content/Events/index.cfm SLA's Events & Conferences]
**[http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2006/index.cfm 2006 SLA Annual Conference] will be held in Baltimore, Maryland (June 11-14, 2006)
*[http://www.mcmla.org/2007 Joint Conference of the Midcontinental/Midwest Chapters of the Medical Library Association]License to Learn / License to Lead will be held in Omaha, Nebraska (October 12-16, 2007)

== Technology-Heavy Library Conferences ==
*[http://www.blog-u.com/ Blog University] September 18, 2005 Marriott Crystal City, Arlington, VA
*[http://www.infotoday.com/cil2006/default.shtml Computers in Libraries] Hilton, Washington, D.C. March 22-24, 2006
*[http://www.information-online.com.au Information Online 2007] The 13th Conference & Exhibition: 30 January – 1 February, 2006, Sydney, Australia
*[http://www.internet-librarian.com/2005Presentations/ Internet Librarian International 2005] London, UK October 10-11 2005
*[http://www.infotoday.com/il2005/default.shtml Internet Librarian 2005] Monterey, CA October 24-26, 2005
*[http://www.infotoday.com/il2006/default.shtml Internet Librarian 2006] Monterey, CA October 23-25, 2006
*[http://www.internet-librarian.com/ Internet Librarian International 2006] London, UK October 16-17 2006
*[http://librarycampnyc.wikispaces.com/ Library Camp NYC 2007] Baruch College, New York, NY, August 14, 2007
*[http://www.vala.org.au/conf2006.htm VALA2006 : Connecting with Users] 8 - 10 February, 2006, Melbourne, Australia

== Library Application Development Conferences ==
* [http://www.access2006.uottawa.ca/ Access 2006] October 11-14, 2006 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
* [http://www.code4lib.org/2006/ code4lib 2006] February 15-17, 2006 LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

== New Professionals' Conferences ==
* [http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2006/ ALIA New Librarians' Symposium] ''NLS2006: Pathways and Possibilities'' December 1-2 2006, Sydney Australia

== Cons (Gaming, Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics) ==

[http://www.nycomiccon.com/app/homepage.cfm?appname=100453&moduleID=2517&LinkID=24884&campaignid=42917&iUserCampaignID=26291579 New York Comiccon -The ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference2007: "The New Trends Shaping Pop Culture"](February 23-25, 2007)

[http://www.acen.org/ animecentral: the midwest anime and manga convention] Chicago, IL (May 11-13, 2007)

[http://www.heroesonline.com/con-update.htm Heroes Convention] Charlotte, NC (June 15-17, 2007)

[http://www.gencon.com/2007/indy/ Gen Con Indy 2007] Indianapolis, IN (August 16-19, 2007)

[http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com/ Penny Arcade Expo]Seattle, Washington (August 24-26, 2007)

[http://www.nggnet.com/features/Conventions.htm National Gamers Guild] National Listing of Gaming Conventions

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.infotodayblog.com/ InfoToday Blog]
*[http://litablog.org/ LITA Blog]
*[http://plablog.com/ PLA Blog]
*[http://westerncapeliasa.blogspot.com/ Library and Information Association of South Africa Western Cape Branch Blog]

=Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out=
*[http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000128.html Ten Things I've Learned Presenting at Library Conferences]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/who-pays-to-attend-ala-conference.html Who Pays to Attend ALA Conference Survey Results]

= Other Lists of Conferences =

* [http://icisc.neasist.org/quickcalendar.html International Calendar of Information Science Conferences (ICISC) - quick view] (also see [http://icisc.neasist.org/ fancy view])

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[[Category:Professional]]

Traditional Reference Services

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

Recommending books

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Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-Americans in internment camps.

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Recommending books

2007-08-10T11:53:59Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]
*http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/dear-miss-breed-true-stories-of.html Dear Miss Breed] - Children's librarian Clara Breed not only recommended books, she sent them to Japanese-American in internment camps.

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Weeding Library Collections

2007-08-10T11:45:22Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

= Success Stories =

= Bibliography =

*[http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/oclc/32415551 The CREW Method: Expanded Guidelines for Collection Evaluation and Weeding for Small and Medium-Sized Public Libraries] by Belinda Boon amd Joseph P. Segal, Texas State Library, 1995

= Tips/Successful Models for Weeding Library Collections =

*[http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html Weeding the Fiction Collection: Should I Dump Peyton Place?] A comprehensive web page about weeding fiction, with a bibliography, links to policies, excerpts from policies, bullet points about weeding, and even a weeding skit, from Overbooked at the Chesterfield County (VA) Public Library.
*[http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/ SUNLINK Weed of the Month Archive] Advice for weeding non-fiction books and media, aimed at school libraries, but of interest to public libraries also.

Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database. Reviewed by Barb DeFreece, Library Science Major,UNO.

There isn't one media specialists that doesn't find the job of weeding their selection daunting. I recently found an article on weeding that has a quick and easy way to weed your collection.

Dr. Gail Dickison wrote in Library Media Connection,April/May2005, "Weeding is a professional responsibility. It was what librarians in all types of libraries do." Dr. Dickinson suggest taking fifteen minute every week and try one shelf a wekk approach. The three steps she suggests are:

Step One: Start with one shelf and pull out the books on that shelf and just do a visual check. Using a quick glance, are there any books that look as if they need to be weeded?

Step Two: Once you have a pile of suspect books, apply the rules of deselection and make the decision to toss or keep.

Step Three: Take the books you have chosen to pull from the collection to a workstation. At this point, you complete the steps to remove a book from your collection and the author suggests tossing the book in the trashcan.

Dr. Dickinson suggest this method of weeding should take about fifteen minutes and over time will become a quick and efficient method of weeding. By keeping track of what you have weeded, eventually you will make it around your library. "Weeding, when viewed as a normal part of library center routine, does not involve shirt sleeves, hot summer days, or brown paper bags surrepitiously stored in the trunk of the library media specialist's car. Plan to start your 15 Minutes-To-A-Better-Collection exercise routine today."

Time management in any educational setting is crucial to success. This is a great solution to a daunting task that must be done to any collection. By taking this simple approach to weeding and making it a part of your weekly routine, it will not become an overwhelming task and it will also help you become more familiar with your collection, one shelf at a time.

<nowiki>Dickinson, G. (2005, April/May). Crying over spilled milk. Library Media Connection, 24-26. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from ERIC Database.</nowiki>

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/12/tis-season-to-weed-travel-books.html Tis the Season to Weed Travel Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/08/weeding-clinton-and-bush.html Weeding Clinton and Bush]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/weeding-of-compassionate-conservatism.html The Weeding of Compassionate Conservatism]

Recommending books

2007-08-10T11:42:21Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]
*[http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582830 The Real Story (Genreflecting series) edited by Sarah Statz Cords]
*[http://www.alastore.ala.org/SiteSolution.taf?_sn=catalog2&_pn=product_detail&_op=2343 The Readers' Advisory Guide to Non-fiction by Neal Wyatt]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.anobii.com Anobii] --Free personal book collection site
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]
*[http://www.shelfari.com/ Shelfari]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/look-at-63-years-of-ala-notable-books.html A Look at 63 Years of ALA Notable Books]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Sports

2007-03-28T16:05:15Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/baseball-books-for-display.html Baseball Books for Display]
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/12/11/in-under-the-wire-another-great-2006-book/ The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/perfect-mile-three-athletes-one-goal.html The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb] 2006

Recommending books

2007-03-28T16:01:56Z

Ricklibrarian:

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guides to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

Guides to Nonfiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/03/thematic-guide-to-popular-nonfiction-by.html Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction]

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Marketing

2007-02-23T14:57:51Z

Ricklibrarian:

= Success Stories =
*[http://www.librariesmatter.com/ Libraries matter] - Check out their brilliant wristband idea and the library success stories on the site.
*[http://fmp-web.unil.ch/IFLA/ IFLA Success Stories Database] International Federation of Library Associations has set up a database that aims to showcase the value of libraries to society as a whole.
*[http://www.ohiolink.edu/ostaff/marketing/ OhioLINK Marketing Toolkit] OhioLINK's forum for sharing marketing success stories.
*[http://www.nzlibraries.com/ Your Library : Inspiration for all New Zealanders] - The [http://www.metronet.org.nz/ MetroNet] group of New Zealand public libraries has commissioned the creation of a national television campaign, that will be screened from 03 July to 28 August 2005. The campaign uses notable and successful New Zealanders to support all public libraries as warm and intellectual destinations. No specific libraries are referred to, but the campaign ends with the phrase "Your Libraries: On Site, On Line". The objective is to increase the profile and usage of New Zealand public libraries through conveying the promise that they are modern, on trend, relevant and inspiring.
*[http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/ St. Charles Library Cart Capades Bookettes] - A crazy group of librarians from Illinois who push carts down windy streets for fun.

= Marketing Tips =

The St. Charles Library (IL) has discovered a great community marketing tool - synchronized book cart pushing. The Bookettes are extremely popular at all local parades, and have even been invited by the students to participate in the high school homecoming parades. It is a great way to develop a following AND keep the library at the forefront of the community. Tips: 1) organize early and keep the routine simple the first year; 2) have fun! 3) call the press and invite them to a practice, then get your photo on the front page of the newspaper; 3) create a theme, wear the same color shirts and/or decorate the carts; 4) make sure your wheels are on tight.

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.infonation.ca Info*Nation] - a website designed to promote the library and information professions in Canada (CLA)
*[http://librarymarketing.blogspot.com/ Library Marketing - Thinking Outside the Book] - great blog by Jill Stover.
*[http://www.olc.org/marketing/ Marketing the Library] - a self-paced web-based training from the Ohio Library Council.
* [http://www.chrisolson.com/marketingtreasures/ Marketing Treasures] - The free electronic newsletter with marketing ideas for information professionals. Published the 3rd Wednesday of each month, it is written by a librarian who is also a library marketing consultant. 12 years of back issues are available as PDF files on the Marketing Treasures web site. There are lots of ideas, resources, and practical advice for library and information service marketers.
*[http://www.gale.com/free_resources/marketing/index.htm Market Your Library] from Thomson/Gale
*[http://www.librarianstyle.com/promoteyourlibrary/ Promote Your Library]
* [http://www.pla.org/ala/pla/plaissues/smartestcardcampaign/smartestcardcampaign.htm Smartest Card Campaign (PLA)] - Goal: To make the library card the most valued and used card in every wallet!
*[http://www.infotoday.com/mls/nov03/fichter.shtml Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your Library's Services] by Darlene Fichter in Marketing Library Services from November/December 2003
*[http://www.themwordblog.blogspot.com/ The M Word Blog]- Marketing ideas, tips and trends for librarians

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =
* Marylaine Block's Ex Libris has an ongoing series [http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib253.html|Press, Profit, and Provocation: Library Promotion for the Over-Educated] by Tia Dobi. Link is to Part 7 (July 1, 2005); see also the six earlier parts.

* O'Keefe, Claudia. "Publicity 101: How to Promote Your Library's Next Event." ''American Libraries'' Vol. 36 No. 6 June/July 2005, 52-55. This article includes a particularly useful sidebar on writing a compelling press release. If you are an ALA member, you can view this article on the ''American Libraries'' site by [http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/alonlineebrary/alonlineebrary.htm searching the archive] and using the ebrary reader.

*McCracken, Linda D. and Zeiher, Lynne. ''The Library Book Cart Precision Drill Team Manual''. McFarland & Company. 168 pages.

*[http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/onlineoutreach/index.html Reaching Patrons: Online Outreach for Public Libraries] is a slideshow presentation by Sarah Houghton-Jan with a 20-point checklist. It emphasizes libraries going to the new online locations to find clientel.

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/02/libraries-retail-customer-service-model.html Libraries, Retail, and Feel Good Marketing] A discussion about what is good and what is annoying.
[[Category:Selling Your Library]]

Recommending books

2007-02-02T22:50:26Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guide to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://popgoesfiction.blogspot.com/ Pop Goes Fiction]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Social Science

2006-12-14T04:12:55Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/dancing-in-streets-history-of.html Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/girls-who-went-away-hidden-history-of.html Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/good-women-of-china-hidden-voices-by.html Good Women of China by Xinran] 2002
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/rejuvenile-kickball-cartoons-cupcakes.html Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up by Christopher Noxon] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-southern-women-know-about.html What Southern Women Know About Flirting by Ronda Rich] 2005

Humor

2006-12-14T04:10:32Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/definitive-biography-of-p-d-q-bach-by.html The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach by Peter Schickele] 1976

United States History

2006-12-14T04:09:03Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/general-and-jaguar-pershings-hunt-for.html The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/revolutionary-characters-what-made.html Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/union-1812-americans-who-fought-second.html Union 1812: the Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence by A. J. Langguth] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/worst-hard-time-untold-story-of-those.html Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan] 2006

Government and Politics

2006-12-14T04:07:05Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/enriques-journey-story-of-boys.html Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odessey to Reunite with His Mother by Sonia Nazario] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/human-cargo-journey-among-refugees-by.html Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/real-price-of-war-by-joshua-s.html Real Price of War by Joshua S. Goldstein] 2004

Music

2006-12-14T04:04:41Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/12/white-christmas-story-of-american-song.html White Christmas: The Story of an American Song by Jody Rosen] 2002

General Fiction

2006-12-14T03:55:30Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/11/a-book-about-a-book-kc/ Blind Submission by Debra Ginsberg] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/delta-wedding-by-eudora-welty-review.html Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty] 1946
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/dream-angus-by-alexander-mccall-smith.html Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/09/everyman-copy.html Everyman by Philip Roth] 2006
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/11/30/this-one-has-them-all/ The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/penelopiad-by-margaret-atwood.html Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/please-dont-come-back-from-moon-by.html Please Don't Come Back from the Moon by Dean Bakopoulos] 2005
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/10/thirteenth-tale-copy.html The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield] 2006
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/13/good-grief/ Torch by Cheryl Strayed]
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/06/we-are-all-welcome-here-copy.html We are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg] 2006

Business

2006-12-13T02:36:36Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/12/05/at-last-a-career-guide-worth-reading/ It's a Job, Not a Jail by Robert Hochheiser] 2002

Religion

2006-12-13T02:32:30Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/12/07/you-just-never-know-about-people/ Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller] 2003
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/10/10/lost-one-church/ A Church in Search of Itself: Benedict XVI and the Battle for the Future by Robert Blair Kaiser] 2006

Sports

2006-12-13T02:25:47Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/12/11/in-under-the-wire-another-great-2006-book/ The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/perfect-mile-three-athletes-one-goal.html The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb] 2006

Psychology

2006-12-13T02:22:49Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/12/12/now-this-is-a-stocking-stuffer/ Underachiever's Manifesto by Ray Bennett] 2006
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/09/05/lets-play-hide-and-seek-pretty-much-without-the-seeking-part/ Where Men Hide by James Twitchell] 2006

General Fiction

2006-12-12T04:54:29Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/11/a-book-about-a-book-kc/ Blind Submission by Debra Ginsberg] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/delta-wedding-by-eudora-welty-review.html Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty] 1946
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/dream-angus-by-alexander-mccall-smith.html Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/09/everyman-copy.html Everyman by Philip Roth] 2006
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/11/30/this-one-has-them-all/ The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/penelopiad-by-margaret-atwood.html Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/please-dont-come-back-from-moon-by.html Please Don't Come Back from the Moon by Dean Bakopoulos] 2005
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/10/thirteenth-tale-copy.html The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/06/we-are-all-welcome-here-copy.html We are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg] 2006

General Fiction

2006-12-10T22:37:23Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/delta-wedding-by-eudora-welty-review.html Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty] 1946
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/dream-angus-by-alexander-mccall-smith.html Dream Angus by Alexander McCall Smith] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/09/everyman-copy.html Everyman by Philip Roth] 2006
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/11/30/this-one-has-them-all/ The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/penelopiad-by-margaret-atwood.html Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/please-dont-come-back-from-moon-by.html Please Don't Come Back from the Moon by Dean Bakopoulos] 2005
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/10/thirteenth-tale-copy.html The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield] 2006
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/06/we-are-all-welcome-here-copy.html We are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg] 2006

Biography

2006-12-10T22:16:25Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/impresario-life-and-times-of-ed.html Impresario: The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan by James Maguire] 2006
*[http://nonanon.com/blog/2006/08/31/ill-say-this-for-the-monarchy/ Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage by Gyles Brandreth] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/plan-b-further-thoughts-on-faith-by.html Plan B: Further Thought on Faith by Anne Lamott] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/05/population-485-by-michael-perry.html Population: 485 by Michael Perry] 2002
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/reluctant-mr-darwin-intimate-portrait.html The Reluctant Mr. Darwin by David Quammen] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/tea-and-green-ribbons-memoir-by-evelyn.html Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir by Evelyn Doyle] 2003
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/01/in-bed-with-3-dogs/ Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/truck-love-story-by-michael-perry.html Truck: A Love Story by Michael Perry] 2006

Mysteries

2006-12-10T22:10:44Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/09/this-best-deserves-the-title/ All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming] 2006
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/04/one-good-turn-la/ One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson] 2006

Fiction for Teens

2006-12-10T22:09:59Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/in-suicide-mountains-by-john-gardner.html In the Suicide Mountains by John Gardner] 1977
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/07/catcher-in-the-rye-for-a-new-generation/ King Dork by Frank Portman] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/private-peaceful-by-michael-morpurgo.html Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo] 2004

Mysteries

2006-12-10T22:02:52Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/09/this-best-deserves-the-title/ All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming] 2006

Mysteries

2006-12-10T22:01:33Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/index.php/2006/12/09/this-best-deserves-the-title/ All Mortal Flesh]

Recommending books

2006-12-03T03:10:24Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guide to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Selecting Materials for Libraries

2006-12-03T03:09:40Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Book Reviews by Librarians */

= Success Stories =

= Tips/Successful Models for Library Materials Selection =

= Book Reviews by Librarians =

*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle] Customized search engine for librarian written book reviews
*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]] Links to book reviews written by librarians for other librarians and readers
*[http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com/ Library Goddesses] Reviews from many genre
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

Here are some sites that will help selectors identify books of current interest.
*[http://www.powells.com/review Powell's Review of the Day]
*[http://www.elliottbaybook.com/lists/maiden.jsp;jsessionid=D91252AB65D2C49CDB9F39E82E25B824 Elliott Bay Book Company Maiden Voyage First Edition Program]
*[http://kingsenglish.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=awpuZ3rCG_xf?s=titles Book Sense Picks via The King's English Bookstore]
*[http://www.booklistonline.com/blog/default.aspx Likely Stories] New blog from Booklist
*[http://www.readinggroupguides.com/ Reading Group Guides] Suggests books to discussion groups, pointing out some less known titles.
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032 NPR Books] Reviews and podcasts from a variety of NPR programs are collected at this site.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/selecting-books-for-public-library-in.html Selecting Books for Public Libraries in a Connected World]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-buy-some-books-staying-relevant.html Let's Buy Some Books: Staying Relevant in a Competitive World] On the need to buy best sellers in a timely manner
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-youll-read-next-buzz-of-books.html What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/911-books-and-libraries-five-years-on.html 9/11, Books and Libraries]

Recommending books

2006-12-03T03:07:49Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Blogs/Websites to Watch */

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guide to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://www.readersclub.org/default.asp Reader's Club] Reviews from Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com ricklibrarian]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Website Design

2006-12-03T03:05:00Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Usability Tips */

= Library Website Hall of Fame =
Is there a library website you are particularly impressed with? You can put a link to it here -- with some comments if you'd like.

== Academic ==

*[http://www.augustana.edu/library/ Augustana College Tredway Library]
*[http://www.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Harold B. Lee Library]
*[http://library.csusm.edu/ California State University San Marcos]
*[http://www.csbsju.edu/library/ College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University]
*[http://library.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Library]
*[http://www.emerson.edu/library/ Emerson College Library]
*[http://www.library.gsu.edu/ Georgia State University Library]
*[http://www.library.hbs.edu/ Harvard Business School Baker Library]
*[http://ithaca.edu/library/ Ithaca College Library]
*[http://libraries.mit.edu/ MIT Libraries]
*[http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ North Carolina State University Libraries]
*[http://www2.library.ucla.edu/ UCLA Library]
*[http://www.lib.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota Libraries]
*[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Libraries]
*[http://libraries.ou.edu/ University of Oklahoma Libraries]
*[http://library.usask.ca/ University of Saskatchewan Library]
*[http://www.usc.edu/libraries/ University of Southern California]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/ University of Texas libraries]
*[http://www.wmich.edu/library/ Western Michigan University Libraries]
*[http://www.williams.edu/library/ Williams College Library]

== Public ==

*[[Ann Arbor District Library]]
*[http://www.ahml.info/default.asp Arlington Heights Memorial Library]
*[http://www.bpl.org/ Boston Public Library]
*[http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/ Burlington County Library System, NJ]
*[http://www.bnf.fr/ Bibliothèque Nationale de France]
*[http://www.carnegielibrary.org/ Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh]
*[http://www.answerpoint.org/ Central Rappahannock Regional Library (AnswerPoint)]
*[http://library.christchurch.org.nz/ Christchurch City Libraries]
*[http://www.ccclib.org/ Contra Costa County Library]
*[http://www.denverlibrary.org/ Denver Public Library]
*[http://www.ellensburglibrary.org/ Ellensburg Public Library, Ellensburg Washington]
*[http://www.hclib.org/pub/ Hennepin County Library, Minnesota]
*[http://www.kclibrary.org/ Kansas City Public Library]
*[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/ Marin County Free Library]
*[http://www.webrary.org/mgplhome.html Morton Grove Public Library]
*[http://www.nypl.org/ New York Public Library]
*[http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/ Phoenix Public Library]
*[http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/ Sala Borsa Library of Bologna, Italy]
*[http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/ Seattle Public Library]
*[http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/ Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library]
*[http://www.fordlibrary.org/ Thomas Ford Memorial Library]
*[http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/ Toronto Public Library]
*[http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/ Westerville, Ohio, Public Library]

== Special ==
*[http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/hqlibrary/index.html NASA Headquarters Library] Site directory on the front page enables quick navigation.

= Successful Re-Design Projects =

To view cached pages of a website's previous look, visit: [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.archive.org/web/web.php WayBack Machine]

[http://www.sussex.lib.de.us/index.html Sussex County Department of Libraries, Georgetown, Delaware] - New content added, overall design retooled, accessibility and usability incorporated.

[http://www.blyberg.net/2005/12/04/lessons-learned-aadlorg-30/ Lessons learned: aadl.org 3.0] - overview of what it took to get a successful overhaul implemented.

[http://lib.uaa.alaska.edu/about/project/ UAA/APU Consortium Library '05 Re-Design] - overview of process.

Allan Bean Centre Library: http://www.burwood.org.nz/library.asp. A special library in New Zealand for people with spinal injury, brain injury, strokes etc and their families.

= Usability Tips =
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design]
*[http://www.jkup.net/terms.html Library Terms That Users Understand]
*[http://usability.gov/guidelines/ Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines]
*[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000328.php 90% of All Usability Testing is Useless]
*[http://www.elsevier.com/framework_librarians/LibraryConnect/lcpamphlet5.pdf How to Design Library Web Sites to Maximize Usability]
*[http://www.designforthelittleguy.com/study.pdf Sinking or Swimming: The State of Web Sites in Ohio's Public Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/web-presence-for-internet-librarians.html Web Presence for Internet Librarians] Design to be found given by Shari Thurow at Internet Librarian 2006

= Accessibility =

== Accessibility Standards and Guidelines ==

*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines]
*[http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12 Section 508 Standards] -- Under the Federal Rehabilitation Act (U.S.)
*[http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.php State Accessibility Laws, Policies, Standards and Other Resources] (U.S.)

== Accessibility Tools ==

*[http://www.dejavu.org/emulator.htm Browser Emulator] -- Check pages in a number of ancient browsers.
*[http://cgi.w3.org/cgi-bin/html2txt html2txt] -- W3C's text browser simulation.
*[http://www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html Lynx Viewer] -- See how your pages look in a text-only browser. (Requires a blank file named delorie.htm on your Web server.)
*[http://webxact.watchfire.com/ WebXACT] -- The accessibility tester formerly known as Bobby.
*[http://colorfilter.wickline.org/ Colorblind Web Page Filter]
*[http://wave.webaim.org/ WAVE Accessibility Tool]
*[http://cynthia.contentquality.com/ Cynthia Says]
*[http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ Web Accessibility Toolbar] provided by the Accessible Information Solutions (AIS) team at the National Information and Library Service (NILS), Australia (Internet Explorer only)
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=402 Fangs Screen Reader Emulator] A Firefox Extension that renders a text version of a web page similar to screen reader output. Helps developers find accessibility issues fast
*Free Accessibility Plugins for Macromedia Dreamweaver: [http://www.usablenet.com/frontend/508as_entry.jsp Section 508 and W3C-WAI/WCAG Priority 1 and Priority 2 guidelines checker from UsableNet]
*[http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn Babel Fish Language Translator]
*[http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Jaws Screen Reader (text to audio) for blind people]

== Accessibility Tips ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html W3C's Accessibility Checklist]
*[http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/abdesign.shtml Accessible Site Design Guide]

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =
*[http://www.456bereastreet.com/ 456 Berea Street]: "Most articles on this site are related to web standards, accessibility, or usability in one way or another"
*[http://senna.sjsu.edu/lmain/isdaccess/home.html Accessible Design for Library Websites]
*[http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4libwebmasters.html Library Webmaster Resources]
*[http://alistapart.com/ A List Apart]: "A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards."
*[http://http://www.intensedevelopment.net/website-design-A.html Web Style Glossary Terms]
*[http://webstyleguide.com Web Style Guide]

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check out =

[[Category:Technology]]

United States History

2006-12-03T02:58:01Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/general-and-jaguar-pershings-hunt-for.html The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/revolutionary-characters-what-made.html Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/worst-hard-time-untold-story-of-those.html Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan] 2006

Southern Fiction

2006-12-03T02:56:18Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/new-stories-from-south-years-best-2006.html New Stories from the South 2006]

Short Stories

2006-12-03T02:56:03Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/congressman-who-loved-flaubert-and.html The Congressman Who Loved Flaubert and Other Washington Stories by Ward Just] 1973
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/lowell-limpett-and-two-stories-by-ward.html Lowell Limpett and Two Stories by Ward Just] 2001
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/love-death-and-ladies-drill-team-by.html Love Death and the Ladies' Drill Team by Jessamyn West] 1955
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/new-stories-from-south-years-best-2006.html New Stories from the South 2006]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/oranging-of-america-and-other-stories.html Oranging of America and Other Stories by Max Apple] 1976

Recommending books

2006-12-03T02:53:57Z

Ricklibrarian:

== Fiction ==

*[[Urban Fiction/Street Lit/Hip Hop Fiction Resources for Librarians]]
*[http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/readalikes/index.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library] 48 popular author lists

*[[Tools for reader's advisory service, formal or informal]]

== Nonfiction ==

*Three non-fiction Readers' Advisory resources ("Sure bet narrative nonfiction writers", " Narrative nonfiction genre appeal factors" and " Regional Mysteries Bibliography") at the [http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/codes/codessection/codescomm/codesreadadv/readersadvisory.htm ALA-RUSA Reader's Advisory Committee page].

== Poetry ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_schools_of_poetry Lists of Schools of Poetry] - Wikipedia entry that names like poets and links to other entries about groups of poets
*[[Poetry Read-a-likes]]
*[[Poetry Anthologies with Many Contemporary Poets]]

== Young Adult/Teen Booklists ==

*[[Books about drugs and gangs]]
 
*[[Gaming fiction]]
 
*Wiki for http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- password: booktalk. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

== Lists of Books ==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/ Current New York Times Best Sellers]
*[http://www.ebony.com/assembled/bookshelf.html ''Ebony Magazine'' Bookshelf]
*[http://tln.lib.mi.us/%7Eamutch/jen/ Reading Rants for Teens]
*[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLbklistmenu.html Fiction-L Listserv archives and book lists]

Recommendations by Nancy Pearl (the queen of readers' advisory):
*[http://www.kcls.org/pearlspicks/ Pearl's Picks] Twice a month Nancy recommends books.
*[http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1570613818-3 Book Lust] Thousands of books organised by theme and mood
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/18-1570614350-0 More Book Lust]
*[http://www.powells.com/biblio/17-156308659x-0 Now Read This] A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998 (Genreflecting Advisory)

Books by readers' advisory expert Joyce Saricks:
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/04/readers-advisory-service-in-public.html Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library] 2005 edition - an interview with the author
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2005/03/how-i-find-books-to-read-part-4.html The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction] 2001 - a review of the guide

Guide to Genre Fiction
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/genreflecting-guide-to-popular-reading.html Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests] - a review

New just for YA:
*[http://www.cplrmh.com/TRA.html The Teen Reader's Advisor]

== Search Engines for Finding Book Reviews ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle]

== Librarians' Personal Lists of Best Books ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/09/best-books-ever-call-for-personal.html ricklibrarian's Best Books Ever]
*[http://mishareads.blogspot.com/ Mishareads]

== Overlooked Books that People Might Like ==

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]]

== Blogs/Websites to Watch ==
*[http://www.bookslut.com Bookslut]
*[http://www.guysread.com/ Guys Read] - a web-based literacy program designed to help boys find books they'd like to read.
*[http://webjunction.org/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=158&start=0 Discussions: All Aboard » Library Services » Reader's Advisory] - a Readers Advisory discussion list on WebJunction
*[http://allaboutthebook.blogspot.com It's All About the Book]
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/recommend.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: We Recommend] - Staff Recommendations
*[http://denverlibrary.org/booksmedia/reviews.cfm?media=Books Denver Public Library: Customer Reviews]
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/ Maggie Reads] - Make Mississippi Read
*[http://nonanon.com Nonfiction Readers Anonymous]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com RickLibrarian]

== Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out ==
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/question-about-poetry-readers-advisory.html A Question About Poetry Readers' Advisory]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/05/improving-model-for-interactive.html Improving the Model for Interactive Readers' Advisory Service by Neil Hollands] - Thoughts about a report in Reference & User Services Quarterly
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/pushing-books-successfully.html Pushing Books Successfully]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/establishing-and-promoting-readers.html Establishing and Promoting Readers' Advisory in Small and Medium-sized Libraries]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/author-read-likes-at-downers-grove.html Author Read-A-Likes at Downers Grove Public Library]

[[Category:Readers' Advisory]][[Category:Reference Services and Information Literacy]]

Selecting Materials for Libraries

2006-12-03T02:48:19Z

Ricklibrarian: /* Book Reviews by Librarians */

= Success Stories =

= Tips/Successful Models for Library Materials Selection =

= Book Reviews by Librarians =

*[http://ricklibrarian.googlepages.com/bookrevoogle Librarian's Book Revoogle] Customized search engine for librarian written book reviews
*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]] Links to book reviews written by librarians for other librarians and readers
*[http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com/ Library Goddesses] Reviews from many genre
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

Here are some sites that will help selectors identify books of current interest.
*[http://www.powells.com/review Powell's Review of the Day]
*[http://www.elliottbaybook.com/lists/maiden.jsp;jsessionid=D91252AB65D2C49CDB9F39E82E25B824 Elliott Bay Book Company Maiden Voyage First Edition Program]
*[http://kingsenglish.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=awpuZ3rCG_xf?s=titles Book Sense Picks via The King's English Bookstore]
*[http://www.booklistonline.com/blog/default.aspx Likely Stories] New blog from Booklist
*[http://www.readinggroupguides.com/ Reading Group Guides] Suggests books to discussion groups, pointing out some less known titles.
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032 NPR Books] Reviews and podcasts from a variety of NPR programs are collected at this site.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/selecting-books-for-public-library-in.html Selecting Books for Public Libraries in a Connected World]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-buy-some-books-staying-relevant.html Let's Buy Some Books: Staying Relevant in a Competitive World] On the need to buy best sellers in a timely manner
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-youll-read-next-buzz-of-books.html What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/911-books-and-libraries-five-years-on.html 9/11, Books and Libraries]

Poetry

2006-12-03T02:44:50Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/adrienne-rich-voice-of-poet.html Adrienne Rich: Voice of the Poet] 2005, compact disc of poet reading her works
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/blood-tin-straw-by-sharon-olds.html Blood, Tin, Straw by Sharon Olds] 1999
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/blue-front-poem-by-martha-collins.html Blue Front by Martha Collins] 2006
*[[Given: Poems by Wendell Berry]]2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/here-bullet-by-brian-turner.html Here, Bullet by Brian Turner] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/jack-and-other-new-poems-by-maxine.html Jack and Other New Poems by Maxine Kumin] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/jersey-rain-by-robert-pinsky-and.html Jersey Rain by Robert Pinsky] 2000
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/mountain-home-wilderness-poetry-of.html Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China] 2005
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/ode-less-travelled-unlocking-poet.html Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within by Stephen Fry] 2005
*[[Tales of the Supernatural: Poems by Maura Stanton]]1998
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/wine-from-these-grapes-by-edna-st.html Wine from These Grapes by Edna St. Vincent Millay] 1934

Social Science

2006-12-03T02:43:22Z

Ricklibrarian:

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/10/dancing-in-streets-history-of.html Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy by Barbara Ehrenreich] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/11/girls-who-went-away-hidden-history-of.html Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade by Ann Fessler] 2006
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/good-women-of-china-hidden-voices-by.html Good Women of China by Xinran] 2002
*[http://maggiereads.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-southern-women-know-about.html What Southern Women Know About Flirting by Ronda Rich] 2005

Selecting Materials for Libraries

2006-12-03T02:41:13Z

Ricklibrarian:

= Success Stories =

= Tips/Successful Models for Library Materials Selection =

= Book Reviews by Librarians =

*[[The Practicing Librarians' Book Reviews]] Links to book reviews written by librarians for other librarians and readers
*[http://librarygoddesses.blogspot.com/ Library Goddesses] Reviews from many genre
*[http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/madreads/ MADreads] Reviews from the Madison Public Library

= Blogs/Websites to Watch =

Here are some sites that will help selectors identify books of current interest.
*[http://www.powells.com/review Powell's Review of the Day]
*[http://www.elliottbaybook.com/lists/maiden.jsp;jsessionid=D91252AB65D2C49CDB9F39E82E25B824 Elliott Bay Book Company Maiden Voyage First Edition Program]
*[http://kingsenglish.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=awpuZ3rCG_xf?s=titles Book Sense Picks via The King's English Bookstore]
*[http://www.booklistonline.com/blog/default.aspx Likely Stories] New blog from Booklist
*[http://www.readinggroupguides.com/ Reading Group Guides] Suggests books to discussion groups, pointing out some less known titles.
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1032 NPR Books] Reviews and podcasts from a variety of NPR programs are collected at this site.

= Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out =

*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/04/selecting-books-for-public-library-in.html Selecting Books for Public Libraries in a Connected World]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/lets-buy-some-books-staying-relevant.html Let's Buy Some Books: Staying Relevant in a Competitive World] On the need to buy best sellers in a timely manner
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-youll-read-next-buzz-of-books.html What You'll Read Next: The Buzz of Books]
*[http://ricklibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/08/911-books-and-libraries-five-years-on.html 9/11, Books and Libraries]