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Hotlists 2008
Hotlists 2009
Ranganathan's Five Laws:
Books are for use.
Books are for all; or Every reader his book.
Every book its reader.
Save the time of the reader.
A library is a growing organism.
Take Five:
Salem Witchcraft
Fiction
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (2008)
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (2008)
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow (2006)
Nonfiction
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton (2002)
Judge Sewall's Apology: The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of an American Conscience by Richard Francis (2006)
Buzz Books
Out and About. . .
I'm playing around at Shelfari, LibraryThing, and Good Reads. I've set up links to my pages on these sites. And, yes, I have a hard time keeping up-to-date on these sites...
I've set up "shelves" from these sites on Overbooked - here
Overbooked is spacing out: Myspace: Overbooked and Crime Space - and, facing out: Facebook profile.
Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction. Overbooked has been online since 1994. Overbooked is a work in progress . . .
Overbooked is the winner of the 2008 Louis Shores - Greenwood Publishing Award: to recognize excellence in book reviewing and other media for libraries. The award recipient is selected for significant achievement related to a reviewing process that helps librarians make selection decisions.
Readers Advisory
Current Awareness Tools and Resources
Page Modified: September 30, 2008
How do you stay current?
You can't.
But, here are some suggestions for those who want to make a valiant attempt. Focus is on materials for adults.
Why try?
According to Shay Baker, the RA characteristics that affect a patron's choice of a title are:- Depth and breadth of collection knowledge
- Willingness to read widely or gain an overview of works
- Awareness of works currently popular or gaining media attention
- Ability to scan works
- Motivation to read/listen extensively
Stuff to Know
- New publication information
- RA resources
- Professional resources
- Bookseller resources
- Popular Culture/Trends & fads
- Authors
- Bestsellers
- Publishers
- Series/Sequels
- Best Works
- Awards
- Read Alikes
- Web Sites
- Library leaders in RA services
- Vendor resources
- Library collection data statistics
- Newsletters
- Organizations
- Media Sources
- Blogs/RSS feeds
- Review Sources
- Listservs
Professional Overviews
RA Current Awareness
William C. Robinson's class outline
Mark Page, Finder of Lost Books, in: The Mystery that Wasn’t There
David Wright on RA current awareness - RUSA Quarterly
Overbooked RA Current Awareness Resources
Popular Culture
Hotlists
African American Fiction | Christian Fiction
2008 Excel Files: (download - print, sort, etc.)
Crime Fiction | Fiction | African American Fiction | Christian Fiction | Nonfiction Notables
Stars
Fiction: Jan-June | July-Dec Crime Fiction: Jan-June | July-Dec
Speculative Fiction Romance Historical Nonfiction | YA
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I really appreciate all the e-mail I receive from avid readers and writers and regret that I am not able to respond to all correspondents. Special thanks to those folks who regularly help keep me on track - you know who you are....
