March 2006

Readers' Advisor News

An e-newsletter published quarterly by Libraries Unlimited

Featured Article

An Interview with Joyce Saricks by Cindy Orr

…Seeing readers' advisory service blossom, blooming wherever given a chance across the country, has also been rewarding. It's as if we've opened the floodgates…
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Scholarship and Research

Bringing Research Into Readers' Advisory Practice: the Case of Fiction Classification by Jessica Moyer

In recent weeks, there has been an extended discussion on the FICTION_L mailing list about the classification of genre fiction…
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Library Perspective

A Brave New World: Nonfiction Reader's Advisory for the Fiction Reader by Sarah Statz Cords

Feel ever so slightly out of your element when a reader answers your questions about their reading preferences with nonfiction authors …
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— Industry Perspective
Graphic Novels — How to Keep Up by Allan Greenberg

In recent years, graphic novels have become more and more popular to readers of all ages. In order to stay informed on how graphic novels can benefit your library, here are some resources …
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About the Reader's Advisors News

Readers' Advisor News is an electronic newsletter intended to

  • inform Readers' Advisors and RA educators of events, trends, issues, and products pertinent to successfully teaching and practicing readers' advisory.
  • to provide a forum for formalized dialogue on issues affecting professional readers' advisory.
  • to place Readers' Advisory within a broad historical and industry context.
  • to promote effective readers' advisory in libraries, in LIS education and beyond.

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