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Art of Readres' Advisory
- 1. The Art of Reader's Advisory Public Library Institute March 16, 2009
- 2. Angie Howard Asst. Director/Acquisitions N elson County Public Library 201 Cathedral Manor Bardstown, KY 40004 nelsoncopublib.org http://angiereads.blogspot.com [email_address] Use [email_address] to find me on goodreads.com
- 3. Goals Review what we know about Readers' Advisory.
- 4. Learn how to apply memory aids to remember what you have read & what is available in your libray.
- 5. Connect readers with books across the Fiction and Nonfiction line using tags.
- 6. Use Passive RA to interest readers not in the library.
- 7. Library 2.0 as a form of communication.
- 8. Learn to write about books—not complicated.
- 10. RA Interview
- 11. Genre & Topics or Subjects in our context
- 12. Passive RA.
- 13. Library 2.0
- 14. RA Interview Reade r's Advisory versus Reader s' Advisory Be personable—make it a conversation Listen
- 15. Ask: tell me about the last book you read. Why?
- 16. What? What words do you notice? (appeal) Ask for clarification.
- 17. Mirror these words in book you choose. Advise, don't recommend. Ask for feedback.
- 18. FICTION--GENRES How do you label your books?
- 19. Genres are more flexible than we want to admit.
- 20. Trust 'appeal' over genre anytime.
- 21. What does the cover tell you?
- 22. Some titles fit under 'headings', not genres.
- 23. Fiction genres resemble NF types. Do all readers like both?
- 24. What NF book matches your favorite genre/book/author?
- 25. DESCRIBING FICTION Pacing Character Story Line Frame/Tone Style
- 27. Some types: Spy novels/Historical (Nazis)
- 28. Political Intrigue and Terrorism
- 30. Disaster
- 31. Wild Frontier & Exotic Lands
- 37. Cipher Thrillers
- 39. Legal Thrillers
- 40. Technothrillers
- 42. Some types: Damsel/Child-in-Distress Suspense
- 50. Demons/Satanism
- 51. Monsters
- 54. Witches/Warlocks
- 58. Historical
- 59. Paranormal
- 61. Saga
- 62. Time Travel
- 66. 'Place-oriented'
- 67. Sagas
- 68. 'Time-oriented'
- 70. Some types: Alternate History
- 71. Bestiary
- 72. Dark Fantasy
- 74. Fairy tales
- 75. Humorous
- 77. Urban Fantasy
- 78. Science Fiction 'Appeal' words.
- 80. Aliens
- 81. Earth's Children: Dystopia/Futuristic/Social Structures Militaristic
- 82. Psionic Powers
- 83. Space Opera
- 84. Techno SciFi
- 85. Literary Fiction Award-winning or Classic authors.
- 86. 'Appeal' words different for each.
- 87. Differentiated by the following: Character
- 88. Plot
- 89. Point of View
- 90. Style
- 91. Tone Individual; authors manage to stand out from the crowd by not conforming to standards.
- 93. Types Private Investigators Ex-Cops
- 95. Cozy/Soft-Boiled
- 96. Hard Boiled. Detective and Crime Squads
- 97. Crime and Caper
- 98. Look for Subject and Theme
- 99. Women's Lives and Relationships Appeal words
- 100. Some types: Celebration of women's lives & togetherness
- 101. 'Chick' Lit Humorous
- 102. Light Current problems & concerns
- 103. Women overcoming obstacles: emerging from darkness to light
- 104. Gentle Reads Appeal Words
- 105. 'G' or 'PG'
- 106. These books: Celebrate community and family
- 107. Christian fiction, but not always
- 108. Humorous
- 110. Can be written by male authors
- 111. Other Genres/Headings Christian Fiction—Keep Readers Appeal?
- 112. Other genres contained under this heading Graphic Novels—Draw in New Readers Comic-book based
- 113. Creative way of telling a story
- 114. 'Novelistic' African-American Authors—Draw in Patrons Write in most genres
- 115. Have some sub-genres of their own
- 116. NF—Why treat it like Fiction? Popularity has increased.
- 117. Many books written in 'creative fiction' format. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote--1st We can look at these titles using the following: Pacing
- 118. Character
- 119. Story Line Include Narrative Content
- 120. Facts over narrative
- 121. NF—Why treat it like Fiction? More: we can look at these titles using the following: Detail
- 122. Learning vs. Experiencing format (Frame)
- 123. Setting (Frame)
- 124. Tone
- 125. Language How do we catalog or categorize these books?
- 126. Does it help or hurt readership to separate?
- 127. Dewey decimal system—hindrance or help?
- 128. Genres/Topics Add Food/Cooking to list
- 130. Biography & Memoir Most popular topic Cont. Issues/Politics (Collection Development?)
- 131. Crime and Criminals
- 132. History—General and Specific—more topical
- 133. Genres/Topics cont'd Nature/Animals/Natural History
- 137. Sports
- 138. Travelogues/Travels
- 139. Compare to fiction genres: setting, detail, character, learning, language, setting, tone
- 140. Format Audio--CD Reader important
- 142. Downloadables Availability of fast internet
- 143. Terminal at library
- 144. Library Increases RA Information Passive RA WEB PRESENCE
- 145. Librarything.com or other wiki online
- 146. Subject/Book mapping Dear Reader/similar service nelsoncopublib.org
- 147. In house RA? Displays
- 148. Lists
- 150. Fiction?
- 151. Librarians Learn More Be prepared for RA questions.
- 152. At work: Quiz yourself; use memory aids to determine books' contents. Were you right?
- 153. At work: Read a book in 10 minutes (at break)
- 154. At work: Map a book as a group project
- 155. Keep list of books you read, in book, or online: www.librarything.com
- 156. www.goodreads.com
- 157. www.shelfari.com
- 158. Librarians Learn More Write—keep list of books you read
- 159. Write--annotations
- 160. Write—answers to questions to 10 min. reads
- 161. Start—6 to one year 5 book challenge. Read 5-10 books in a genre/topic you're not familiar with.
- 162. Challenge others.
- 163. Librarians Learn More Try NF matrix format & try on Fic titles
- 164. Find ways to share—online & in house
- 165. Consider a blog for self or group
- 166. The Future of RA: More genre flux
- 167. Whole Collection RA service
- 168. Check out RA sites regularly
- 169. Look for experiments online & with catalogs
- 170. Keep up with formats
- 171. Keep in touch with readers at library and online
- 172. IS AT YOUR LIBRARY.
- 173. Ask yourself: how much do I already know?
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