Reader's Advisory.
Reader's Advisory.
Reader's Advisory.
Reader's Advisory.
Showing posts with label novelist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label novelist. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Readers Advisory Boot Camp
Joyce Saricks "Fiction Reference -- patron-centered library service for adult liesure readers."
Betty Rosenberg "Never apologize for your reading tastes."
Says you: "Can I help you find something to read today?"
In reader's advisory we matchmake rather than judge. Suggest rather than recommend.
Best question: "What did you read last and what did you like about it?" OR "What didn't you like about it?"
Crucial follow-up: "Are you in the mood for that or something different"
Look for books with similar appeal, "feel."
Relate a book in positive terms. Not "simplistic," but "unembellished."
Prepare for obvious readalikes: Hosseini, Sartrapi, Patterson, Evanovich by speed reading as often as possible:
How to Read a Book in Ten Minutes
from Georgine N. Olson PLA 3/27/2004.
-Do this only with books that you don't really see yourself enjoying. This will ruin a book you may want to read.
-Locating appeal vs. provide summary. Provides readalikes--you will be able to recommend these books.
-This is a great way to familiarize yourself the fiction popular with patrons without having to read everything.
-Take notes on vital stats.
-Hold the book, examine the typeface, thickness, this will tell you a lot about pacing.
-The cover will describe the book and often the genre.
-Blurb and reviews may piece together enough to get you there.
-Read the first chapter.
-Skim, read throughout.
-Read the end.
-Info culled about style, pacing, format characters, setting, story-line, genre are easy to tell.
-If there is any doubt, reviews fill in the gaps nicely.
-Try to do a stack of 5 per shift. this is a good activity that will familiarize us with what patrons are reading and is great PR for patrons to see us doing this!
Hot websites:
Fresh Fiction -- Writers in media. Subscribe to Media Spotlight for daily updates.
Gnooks -- Computer provides suggestions for readalikes.
Barnes and Noble -- Like Amazon. Meet the Author section is nice! Here's Hosseini.
What's Next -- The best thing for Series.
Libraries Have Lists. Check out Waterboro's. Especially Non-fiction that reads like Fiction.
Betty Rosenberg "Never apologize for your reading tastes."
Says you: "Can I help you find something to read today?"
In reader's advisory we matchmake rather than judge. Suggest rather than recommend.
Best question: "What did you read last and what did you like about it?" OR "What didn't you like about it?"
Crucial follow-up: "Are you in the mood for that or something different"
Look for books with similar appeal, "feel."
Relate a book in positive terms. Not "simplistic," but "unembellished."
Prepare for obvious readalikes: Hosseini, Sartrapi, Patterson, Evanovich by speed reading as often as possible:
How to Read a Book in Ten Minutes
from Georgine N. Olson PLA 3/27/2004.
-Do this only with books that you don't really see yourself enjoying. This will ruin a book you may want to read.
-Locating appeal vs. provide summary. Provides readalikes--you will be able to recommend these books.
-This is a great way to familiarize yourself the fiction popular with patrons without having to read everything.
-Take notes on vital stats.
-Hold the book, examine the typeface, thickness, this will tell you a lot about pacing.
-The cover will describe the book and often the genre.
-Blurb and reviews may piece together enough to get you there.
-Read the first chapter.
-Skim, read throughout.
-Read the end.
-Info culled about style, pacing, format characters, setting, story-line, genre are easy to tell.
-If there is any doubt, reviews fill in the gaps nicely.
-Try to do a stack of 5 per shift. this is a good activity that will familiarize us with what patrons are reading and is great PR for patrons to see us doing this!
Hot websites:
Fresh Fiction -- Writers in media. Subscribe to Media Spotlight for daily updates.
Gnooks -- Computer provides suggestions for readalikes.
Barnes and Noble -- Like Amazon. Meet the Author section is nice! Here's Hosseini.
What's Next -- The best thing for Series.
Libraries Have Lists. Check out Waterboro's. Especially Non-fiction that reads like Fiction.
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