Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - User contributions [en]

Recommending books

2009-02-16T00:27:00Z

Vanhook: /* Wikis for Readers Advisory */

== 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
*[http://adelsonlibrary.pbwiki.com Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki]

*[[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]]

== 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]]

==Wikis for Readers Advisory==

*Booktalk Wiki at http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- Users are welcome to request access to discuss books. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.
*Check out this relatively new wiki! [http://hera.jmrl.org/wiki JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages]

Recommending books

2009-02-16T00:26:07Z

Vanhook: /* Wikis for Readers Advisory */

== 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
*[http://adelsonlibrary.pbwiki.com Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki]

*[[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]]

== 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]]

==Wikis for Readers Advisory==

Check out this relatively new wiki! [http://hera.jmrl.org/wiki JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages]
 
Booktalk Wiki at http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- Users are welcome to request access to discuss books. It's easy. Help get this wiki skyrocketing with good read suggestions.

Recommending books

2009-02-16T00:25:24Z

Vanhook: /* Young Adult/Teen Booklists */

== 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
*[http://adelsonlibrary.pbwiki.com Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki]

*[[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]]

== 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]]

==Wikis for Readers Advisory==

Check out this relatively new wiki! [http://hera.jmrl.org/wiki JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages]

Recommending books

2009-02-16T00:23:53Z

Vanhook: /* Young Adult/Teen Booklists */

== 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
*[http://adelsonlibrary.pbwiki.com Author & Book Readalikes and general author information wiki]

*[[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]]
 
*Great Wiki, with booklists, at http://booktalk.pbwiki.com -- Users are welcome to request access to discuss books. 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]]

==Wikis for Readers Advisory==

Check out this relatively new wiki! [http://hera.jmrl.org/wiki JMRL Reads: A Wiki for Sharing Information about Books for Readers of all Ages]

2006-08-02T01:06:58Z

Vanhook:

Hi,
I'm part of a group of media specialists in a Minnesota school district looking for great sources on best practices. We are searchiing internet and publishers' offerings. If you have suggestions for books or articles that we absolutely should not miss, please e-mail me at
brownm@district112.org. Maybe this is an inappropriate use of a wiki. Haven't tried creating a wiki yet but will be bringing it up at our next district tech meeting. Very interested in setting up a high school forum.

Hi back from Iowa. I am a media specialist in an Iowan school district looking for a way that teens, young adults, and adults can share great books together. Check this new wiki out: http://booktalk.pbwiki.com/ Better yet, Minnesota and the rest of the world, add your two cents worth at the wiki. The password is **booktalk**. Please share where you are from at the Optional login. We need to get the ball rolling with good book ideas. If you wish to improve on the wiki, that is fine, too. My address is: vanhookc@se-polk.k12.ia.us.

Wiki User List

2006-07-17T12:41:04Z

Vanhook: /* Members of the LibSuccess Wiki Community */

User:Vanhook

2006-07-17T12:40:03Z

Vanhook:

Wiki User List

2006-07-11T13:46:27Z

Vanhook: /* Members of the LibSuccess Wiki Community */

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

2006-07-11T13:37:00Z

Vanhook: /* Information Sharing and Education */

= 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.

If you've done something at your library that you consider a success, please 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 about it 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-nd/2.5/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs] 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]

= Join the Community =

While I am not going to require that people register on the wiki, it would be great if you did. It makes it easier for us to identify spam and it makes the wiki much more like a community if we can get to know each other a little. When you register, 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 (7/8/05), 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
*[[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]]

== 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 ==
*[[Book Clubs for Adults]]
*[[Book Talks and Story Time for Youth]]
*[[Cultural Programming]]
*[[Displays]]
*[[Gaming]]
*[[Getting Kids to Read]]
*[[Grants for Programming]]
*[[Literacy Programs]]
*[[Outreach]]
*[[Programs for Adults]]
*[[Programs for Children]]
*[[Programs for Faculty]]
*[[Programs for Young Adults]]
*[[Technology Training in Libraries]]
*[[Tool Banks and Tool Lending Libraries]]

== 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]]
*[[Information Literacy]]
*[[Online Tutorials]]
*[[Radical Reference]]
*[[Subject Guides]]
*[[Traditional Reference Services]]

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

== Services to Specific Groups ==
*[[Library Services in Academic Institutions]]
*[[Library Services in Schools]]
*[[Services for Distance Learners]]
*[[Services for the Disabled]]
*[[Services for the Elderly]]
*[[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]]

== Staff Training ==
*[[Staff Training]]
*[[Online Training Resources for Librarians]]

== Technology ==

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

=== Implementing Tech in the Library ===
*[[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]]
*[[web4lib Manager's Reference Center]]
*[[Website Design]]
*[[Web Tips and Tricks]]

=== Information Sharing and Education ===
*[[Collaborative Tools in Libraries]] (Blogs, Wikis, etc.)
*[[Courseware]] (Blackboard, WebCT, Angel, etc.)
*[[Online Communities]]
*[[Podcasting]]
*[[Search Engines]]
*[[Successful Lessons]]

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

= Need help? =

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