The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction
Author: Joyce G. Saricks
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838997198

This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels
Author: Francisca Goldsmith
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2010
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838910084

Graphic novels have found a place on library shelves but many librarians struggle to move this expanding body of intellectual, aesthetic, and entertaining literature into the mainstream of library materials.

The Readers' Advisory Handbook

The Readers' Advisory Handbook
Author: Jessica E. Moyer
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2010-03-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838990347

Covering everything from getting to know a library’s materials to marketing and promoting RA, this practical handbook will help you expand services immediately without adding costs or training time.

Research-Based Readers' Advisory

Research-Based Readers' Advisory
Author: Jessica E. Moyer
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-03-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Contains twelve essays that provide critical reviews of existing research on readers' advisory services in the library as they apply to different library materials and types of patrons, each followed by comments by a practicing librarian and readers' advisor.

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Street Literature
Author: Vanessa Irvin Morris
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0838911102

Emphasizing an appreciation for street lit as a way to promote reading and library use, Morris’s book helps library staff establish their “street cred” by giving them the information they need to provide knowledgeable guidance.

Reader's Guide to Literature in English

Reader's Guide to Literature in English
Author: Mark Hawkins-Dady
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1024
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135314179

Reader's Guide Literature in English provides expert guidance to, and critical analysis of, the vast number of books available within the subject of English literature, from Anglo-Saxon times to the current American, British and Commonwealth scene. It is designed to help students, teachers and librarians choose the most appropriate books for research and study.

The Readers' Advisory Handbook

The Readers' Advisory Handbook
Author: Jessica E. Moyer
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2010-03-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838910424

A one-stop resource for all kinds of readers' advisory issues, including: how to advise patrons on all kinds of media, from fiction and nonfiction to audiobooks, graphic novels and even reference materials; how to provide services to senior citizens, teens and even readers who are incarcerated; how to handle author visits and book groups; how to enhance storytelling, even for adults; how to market and promote RA; and much more.