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The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association
As the day wound down, attendance at the Readers’ Advisory Tool Kit III was a bit down, though still very decent. Those who lasted the full day of PLA got to hear three well-known librarians suggest more ways to get books into the hands of readers. With her section “Promoting the Backlist,” Georgine Olson of Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Library and Regional Center in Fairbanks, Alaska (is the library stationary in landscape to fit the letterhead?), spoke to something that concerns me. How do you get all the great old books off the shelves and to readers? Many just sit as readers do not make it past the displays and into the stacks. Part of the answer is that we actually do have to move them – put them on the displays that are catching the readers’ eyes. Booklists are another way to draw attention to older books. Olson also told her rules for making Read-a-Like lists. Saricks regrets that she has not kept notes on every book she has ever read.
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Anatomy of Aggregate Collections: The Example of Google Print for Libraries
Introduction Google's December 2004 announcement [1] of its intention to collaborate with five major research libraries – Harvard University, the University of Michigan, Stanford University, the University of Oxford, and the New York Public Library – to digitize and surface their print book collections in the Google searching universe has, predictably, stirred conflicting opinion, with some viewing the project as a welcome opportunity to enhance the visibility of library collections in new environments, and others wary of Google's prospective role as gateway to these collections [2]. The project has been vigorously debated on discussion lists and blogs, with the participating libraries commonly referred to as "the Google 5". One point most observers seem to concede is that the questions raised by this initiative are both timely and significant. The Google Print Library Project (GPLP) [3] has galvanized a long overdue, multi-faceted discussion about library print book collections.
A Zen Librarian: Bluestem and Monarch Shelf Talkers
Over the summer, I saw an image, I think it was Jon Schu's library blog, that had what I call "shelf talkers." Basically they are little cards that are taped to the bookcase where the books are housed. The cards have a picture of the book, a synopsis of the story and a note about the contest the book is a part of. I created Bluestem and Monarch shelf talkers. Here is an image of the shelf talker that got me started. Here is an example of one of my shelf talkers. Here is a link to the shelf talkers.
Book-A-Minute Classics
Got another book report to do? English teachers have the inconsiderate habit of assigning mammoth-sized works of literature to read and then actually expecting you to do it. This wouldn't be so bad except that invariably the requisite reading is as boring as fly fishing in an empty lake. Half of those books don't even have discernible plots. And let's face it -- the Cliff's Notes are pretty time-consuming too. "That's nice," you say, "but I don't believe you." Latest additions: 4/6/12 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. And, on Book-A-Minute SF/F... If you liked Book-A-Minute Classics, try our other Book-A-Minute pages: And try our companion site: RinkWorks Book-A-Minute Classics is a RinkWorks production. Talk Back Talk to us! Legalese Titles and trademarks are the property of their owners.
The Reader’s Advisor Online Blog
The readers’s advisory librarian’s weekly update, from a scan of more than 100 blogs, newsletters, magazines, newspapers and television. This blog is brought to you by the Reader’s Advisor Online. TRY THE FREE RAO DATABASE based on Libraries Unlimited’s print Genreflecting Advisory series. Give it a whirl and let us know how you like it. By Cindy Orr and Sarah Statz Cords New to Bestseller Lists This Week: GRAPHIC BOOKS and MANGA To Be Published Week of April 14-20, 2014 Here are just a very few: Fiction Atherton, Nancy – Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well – 9780670026692 Bova, Ben – Transhuman – 9780765332936 Calvino, Italo- The Complete Cosmicomics – 9780544231931 Cotterill, Colin – The Axe Factor – 9781250043368 de Rosnay, Tatiana- The Other Story – 9781250045133 Dickey, Eric Jerome- A Wanted Woman – 9780525954279 Hayes, Samantha- Until You’re Mine – 9780804136907 Roberts, Nora- The Collector – 9780399164453 Nonfiction Remember, this is just a sample from our picks of the week. Worth Reading
a Fantasy Reader: Round of covers
With many covers appearing around the web, it's time for another round of covers! First up is the UK cover art for Brandon Sanderson upcoming novel, Steelheart. The art style is the same as the previous UK release for the author. Back in 2009 and 2010, Tor released new cover art for all the Wheel of Time books, electronic editions. Next up is a new Epic Fantasy novel by English author Anthony Ryan, Blood Song. The book will be out in July and here's the blurb: Vaelin Al Sorna’s life changes forever the day his father abandons him at the gates of the Sixth Order, a secretive military arm of the Faith. Now his new skills will be put to the test. For Francis Knight third book in the Rojan Dizon series, Last to Rise, instead of showing an interior view of the vertical city, it's now shown from the outside. The cover art for Adrian Tchaikovsky penultimate Shadows of the Apt book, War Master's Gate was also unveiled:
