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Series
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"One of the key services librarians provide is helping readers find books they'll enjoy. This "crash course" will furnish you with the basic, practical information you need to excel at readers' advisory (RA) for adults and teens"--
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Series
Language
English
Description
"The first edition of this readers' advisory represented a pioneering effort to provide help and encouragement to librarians diving into this exciting format, and since then the popularity of graphic novels has continued apace. Goldsmith has updated her guide to encompass a bounty of new titles, authors, and styles, ensuring its continued usefulness as a tool for both RA and collection development. Suitable for newbies and hardcore fans alike, this...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The authors frame this book as a "literary apothecary." The book contains an alphabetical listing of emotional, mental, and physical ailments such as shyness, a broken heart, paranoia, anxiety, baldness, a broken leg, and even caring for someone with cancer. Each ailment and hardship is followed by at least one suggestion for a novel that, according to the authors, serves as "literary medicine."
Author
Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Graphic novels are not just for kids-in fact the average age of the comic reader is estimated to be between 25 and 35! This hip new resource-from the acclaimed author of The Librarian's Guide to Graphic Novels for Children and Tweens David Serchay-is an in-depth guide to understanding, building, and managing an optimal collection of graphic novels that is targeted to please the format's many dedicated adult fans. The book provides a helpful overview...
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Series
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
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. Both insightful and comprehensive, this matchless guidebook will...
Author
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Helps librarians who are not themselves seasoned gamers to better understand the plethora of gaming products available and how they might appeal to library users"--
"As games grow ever-more ubiquitous in our culture and communities, they have become popular staples in public library collections and are increasing in prominence in academic ones. Many librarians, especially those who are not themselves gamers or are only acquainted with a handful...
Publisher
EBSCO Pub
Pub. Date
[1994?]
Language
English
Description
NoveList is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. It includes titles, authors, publication information, subjects, book reviews, over 1200 theme-oriented booklists, 150 award lists and links to 1000 fiction related web sites.
Author
Series
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Here is your road map to the vast and previously uncharted terrain of recreational nonfiction. After defining the genre and discussing it's unique characteristics and appeals; the author describes more than 500 popular nonfiction titles and organizes them according to genre. Everything from true adventure, true crime, and travel narratives to investigative nonfiction, environmental writing, and life stories. Genres are subdivided into subgenres and...
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Series
Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
With an introduction to the world of short-story writing, there are more than 200 critical essays covering short story writers past and present and a step-by-step guide on how to interview readers in order to match their tastes with stories. Flourishing with celebrated masters as well as fresh new voices, the short story genre is more popular today than ever. In this handy reference, you'll find an introduction to the world of short story writing,...
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