Collection Development a la Carte v.2
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The document outlines various free or low-cost collection development tools and resources for librarians to enhance their collections, particularly for adult materials. It emphasizes the importance of utilizing review journals and additional online resources, including webinars and social media, to stay updated on trends and recommendations in the library profession. The author, Mary Wilkes Towner, encourages networking and utilizing alerts to streamline access to valuable information.
![Stay In Touch and Share YOUR à la Carte Discoveries ! Mary Wilkes Towner Adult Services Librarian/The Urbana Free Library Adjunct Lecturer/U of Illinois Graduate School of Library & Information Science (Adult Popular Literature) The Urbana Free Library 210 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 217-367-4405 [email_address] 30 September 2011—Prepared for Reaching Forward South 2011 c2011](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/collectiondevelopmentalacartev-2-111008131751-phpapp01/85/Collection-Development-a-la-Carte-v-2-22-320.jpg)
Collection Development a la Carte v.2
- 1. Discover a range of free or low-cost collection development tools from which you can pick and choose to enhance your workflow and your library's offerings. Mary Wilkes Towner Reaching Forward South—30 September 2011 Collection Development à la Carte
- 2. Three Review Journals You Know The Big Three all have hefty review sections, plus additional features & online options, some of which are free. Booklist —ALA publication http://tinyurl.com/pcmztp “Over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles each year—with’Spotlight issues’.” Library Journal— now Media Source http://libraryjournal.com Trade magazine for libraries, reviewing around 7,000 current & prepub books plus media. Condensed reviews for the “educated generalist” to help in selection.
- 3. Three Review Journals You Know Publishers Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com Trade magazine for libraries, booksellers, publishers & agents Short, anonymous reviews scheduled 1-2 months before publication. Waldman, Adele. "Culturebox. Book Report: How four magazines you've probably never read help determine what books you buy." www.slate.com , posted 9/12/03. http://www.slate.com/id/2088249/ (visited 9/22/11)
- 4. Pros & Concerns about The Big Three Our Ultimate Goal: Supplement your review journals—Find additional budget-friendly resources providing timely & appropriate reviews. Pros: Established Conduits Respected in the profession Advance notice of books you should buy & have available by the street date Vast array of reviewers, many of whom are specialists They provide a certain amount of free resources online. For example, go to the Library Journal website and click on the “reviews” tab. http://www.libraryjournal.com
- 5. Pros & Concerns about The Big Three Concerns: Reviews by professionals—not always by fans Limited scope—there’s so much more out there, especially alternative & small press Have discretionary reading & what we purchase been commoditized by publishers trying to sell books? Cost—print and online Reviews are printed in advance. How stay up with the latest buzz? In a big library, access can be slowed down via routing
- 6. Go Beyond Review Journals Mary’s tips and favorite sources—Lots o’ links Take advantage of free resources via the Internet! Too many librarian-useful sites to list. Network or search for your own and share! Today you’ll get a sample—primarily for adult materials. Discover useful sites, bookmark them & visit regularly. More importantly, arrange have the information sent directly to you, to save your time—and your budget! Sites may provide same info in multiple ways. Get alerts, newsletters & catalogs in your email Set up RSS feeds to Google Reader or your preferred aggregator. Harvest Twitter and Facebook. Take advantage of Webinars & Workshops It’s just not about books! Format is just as important. It all starts with Current Awareness.
- 7. Current Awareness You need to know trends in formats to enhance your collection (ebooks, downloadables, print) You need to know what’s going on in the library profession. Attend conferences when you can afford to. (Consider a Virtual conference component, if one is offered.) Speak to publishers & discover current topic trends and books they think will be hot. Network with colleagues Online conferences Alert Newsletters Twitter & RSS feeds
- 8. Publishers & Organizations Visit booths at conventions to see what’s highlighted Visit publisher websites Freebies Publisher catalogs ARCs—Advance Reading Copies Library Thing Early Reviewers http://tinyurl.com/266cyx9 Forthcoming books Baker & Taylor Forecast http://tinyurl.com/ch6sh2 Romance Writers of America— Romance Sells quarterly articles and upcoming title reviews http://tinyurl.com/3skh3s4
- 9. Alert Newsletters & Awareness Sources PW Daily Newsletter (M-F)—receive a daily email reporting the day's most important information—big deals, personnel moves, sales information and technology developments http://tinyurl.com/2avx48s American Libraries- - free access online http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/ Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ LIS News— Twitter, website, podcast http://lisnews.org/ The Informed Librarian (annual fee) Journal tables of content; a selection of free articles provided each month http://www.informedlibrarian.com/ Google Alerts —set up a custom alert on a topic of your choice http://www.google.com/alerts
- 10. Non Traditional Review Sources Popular magazines— People Weekly, National Enquirer Fan magazines ( Print & Online) — Romantic Times Book Club, Locus And going outside the box…. Sunday Sale flyers—check out what Best Buy or Target are selling Visit Wal-Mart—check out the titles they’re featuring Internet resources are quickly becoming the new tradition.
- 11. Webinars Many are free. Sign up even if you can’t attend, because most are archived. You can watch/get the content at your convenience. Library Journal Online —two recent webinars: Mystery Fall Announcements Christian Fiction Spring Roundup http://www.libraryjournal.com/webcasts Booklist Webinars —recent example: Ready for Romance? New Novels & Hot Trends http://tinyurl.com/2cyhm6l
- 12. More Webinars Webjunction Example: Crossover Books for Teens and Adults http://www.webjunction.org/events/webinars InfoPeople Geared more towards technical issues or library management, but all useful. Example: Killer Collections: Libraries Beyond Books http://infopeople.org/training/view/webinar
- 13. Mailing Lists & Newsletters Free! Right in your email! Mailing lists, such as Fiction_L (subscribe or search archives) http://www.webrary.org/rs/flmenu.html Fresh Fiction/Fresh Press —books promoted on TV/Radio http://www.freshfiction.com/medias.php Hey, Small Press —under-reviewed small press books http://heysmallpress.org/ ForeWord Reviews —good books independently published http://www.forewordreviews.com/ Early Word: the Publisher/Librarian Connection http://www.earlyword.com/ ShelfAwareness —best 25 books published weekly http://www.shelf-awareness.com/
- 14. Mailing Lists & Newsletters Kirkus Reviews Weekly Reader Guide http://www.kirkusreviews.com/ Graphic Novel Reporter http://graphicnovelreporter.com/ Booklist-- Read Alerts, Online Exclusives http://tinyurl.com/3vceoc7 Library Journal— Booksmack, LJXpress, LJPrePub http://tinyurl.com/3frsce4 New York Times Books Update Newsletter http://tinyurl.com/3dyq6j3
- 15. Mailing Lists & Newsletters BookPage http://bookpage.com/ BooksPageXTRA & Book of the Day Newsletters Buy print issues at low cost for your patrons to take & enjoy Book TV (C-Span 2) http://www.booktv.org/ Tyndale Book Club Hub newsletter http://www.tyndale.com/bookclubhub
- 16. Websites—Bookmark ‘em! Reviews, and bibliographies, and lists, and series! Don’t forget the value of a good Google search Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com IndieBound Next List —Suggested by Independent booksellers http://www.indiebound.org/indie-next-list Roundup Magazine— We stern reviews http://www.westernwriters.org/roundup.html Kent District Library’s What’s Next —series! http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp Fantastic Fiction —series! http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
- 17. Websites—Bookmark ‘em! Nancy Pearl http://www.nancypearl.ecom Bookwire (from Bowker Books In Print) http://www.bookwire.com/subjects/new-releases.html Movie Review Query Engine—collected, published reviews http://www.mrqe.com VideoETA —DVD release dates http://videoeta.com/index.html DVDTalk —Reviews of the actual DVDs—not the films http://www.dvdtalk.com/
- 18. Bestseller and Awards Lists Don’t forget magazine and bookseller websites Indie Bound —Independent book sellers across America http://www.indiebound.org/indie-bestsellers New York Times bestsellers http://nyti.ms/1awMZ5 American Booksellers Assn Book Industry Awards http://www.bookweb.org/btw/awards
- 19. Social Networking Reviews Many of these sources are available multiple ways—Twitter, RSS, website. It’s up to your workflow and your preferences. Facebook —author and fan pages Elizabeth Hoyt, author http://www.facebook.com/ElizabethHoytBooks Library Thing http://www.librarything.com/ Good Reads http://www.goodreads.com/ Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/ Book Glutton http://www.bookglutton.com/ Delicious http://delicious.com/ --It’s back!!
- 20. Blogs & RSS Feeds Use an aggregator, such as Google Reader Readers’ Advisor Online blog http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/blog/ Smart Bitches, Trashy Books http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ Audiobooker http://audiobooker.booklistonline.com/
- 21. Twitter Brief bursts of awareness Awful Library Books http://twitter.com/awfullibbooks Historical Novels http://twitter.com/historicalnovel feed for the Historical Novel Review blog Erotic Romance http://twitter.com/eromance Urban Fiction http://twitter.com/UrbanFiction
- 22. Stay In Touch and Share YOUR à la Carte Discoveries ! Mary Wilkes Towner Adult Services Librarian/The Urbana Free Library Adjunct Lecturer/U of Illinois Graduate School of Library & Information Science (Adult Popular Literature) The Urbana Free Library 210 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 217-367-4405 [email_address] 30 September 2011—Prepared for Reaching Forward South 2011 c2011
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