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| Author | : Jessica E. Moyer |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2010-03-22 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838990347 |
Covering everything from getting to know a library’s materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time.
| Author | : Francisca Goldsmith |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838910084 |
Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials.
| Author | : Joyce G. Saricks |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838997198 |
This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.
| Author | : Becky Siegel Spratford |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2012-04-09 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0838911129 |
Vampires, zombies, ghosts, and ghoulies: there are more things going bump in the night than ever. So how do you wend your way through all of them to find the ones that interest a particular reader? RA expert Spratford updates her advisory to include the latest in monsters and the macabre, including Lists of recommended titles, authors, and sub-genres, all cross-referenced for quick reference Tips for effectively practicing horror RA, with interview questions for gauging a reader’s interests An expanded resources section, with an overview addressing the current state of horror lit, and suggestions of how to dig deeperAs both an introductory guide for librarians just dipping their toes into the brackish water of scary fiction, as well as a fount of new ideas for horror-aware reference staff, Spratford’s book is infernally appropriate.
| Author | : Neal Wyatt |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2019-07-03 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 083891781X |
Everyone’s favorite guide to fiction that’s thrilling, mysterious, suspenseful, thought-provoking, romantic, and just plain fun is back—and better than ever in this completely revamped and revised edition. A must for every readers’ advisory desk, this resource is also a useful tool for collection development librarians and students in LIS programs. Inside, RA experts Wyatt and Saricks cover genres such as Psychological Suspense, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Literary and Historical Fiction, and introduce the concepts of Adrenaline and Relationship Fiction; include everything advisors need to get up to speed on a genre, including its appeal characteristics, key authors, sure bets, and trends; demonstrate how genres overlap and connect, plus suggestions for guiding readers among genres; and tie genre fiction to the whole collection, including nonfiction, audiobooks, graphic novels, film and TV, poetry, and games. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will help librarians become familiar with many different fiction genres, especially those they do not regularly read, and aid library staff in connecting readers to books they’re sure to love.
| Author | : Angela Carstensen |
| Publisher | : ALA Editions |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018-06-18 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780838917268 |
This guide will help readers' advisors understand what teens appreciate about their favorite genres while also serving as a helpful collection development tool.
| Author | : Catherine Sheldrick Ross |
| Publisher | : Libraries Unlimited |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Drawing upon data published in a variety of scholarly journals and monographs, as well as their own research findings, the authors shatter some of the popular myths about reading and offer a cogent case for the library's vital role in the life of a reader.
| Author | : Becky Siegel Spratford |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9780838908716 |
It's a dark and scary world. Pans are tabid. Blood, guts, and gore are the norm. Welcome to the horror genre. Horror classics have been scaring people for years. Nowadays, who doesn't know about Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Dean Koontz? Profiled in a special section, the Big Three have turned horror into best-sellers. For all the horror fans that haunt your library, this is the must-have guide. Readers' advisors and reference librarians will appreciate the key tools provided to expand upon this genre, including listings of top books, authors, and award winners within eleven horror subgenres - like mummies, biomedical, monsters, and splatterpunk. Clear descriptions of characteristics within subgenres are provided throughout. To further help you engage new renders, expert horror mavens Spratford and Clausen draw a savvy connection between film and horror as a potent reminder that the scariest movies have been adapted from novels. Their classic and contemporary recommendations like Rebecca, The Shining, and Rosemary's Baby reinforce activities between readers' advisors and library programming and open up the (cellar) door for further patron involvement. Readers' advisors and referen
| Author | : Brad Hooper |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0838910173 |
With energy and commitment born of professional experience and a deep love for graphic novels, Goldsmith provides the first guide to the genre aimed specifically at readers advisors, while presenting an abundance of resources useful to every librarian.
| Author | : Jessica E. Moyer |
| Publisher | : ALA Editions |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2008-03-17 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Contains twelve essays that provide critical reviews of existing research on readers' advisory services in the library as they apply to different library materials and types of patrons, each followed by comments by a practicing librarian and readers' advisor.
