Thinking Outside the Book: Alternatives for Today's Teen Library Collections (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series) [Paperback]

C. Allen Nichols (Author)

Book Description

Series: Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series | Publication Date: February 28, 2004

Expand your teen collection beyond traditional print books into exciting alternatives that will get teens into your library and keep them coming back. Top teen librarians share their inspiration and expertise on how to defy limits, and create the kind of collection that appeals to the diverse range of today's teens. You'll find valuable guidelines and tips on how to broaden and enliven your collection with graphic novels, magazines (and zines), audiobooks, video, music, interactive software and games, and more. You'll also discover how to harness the power of the Internet and establish a virtual collection. There is even a chapter presenting options for shelving and display of these alternative media. If you're ready to bring your teen collection into the 21st century, now's the time to act—and this is a great place to start. Grades 6-12.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Librarians today must look for new ways to promote library services that encourage young adults to utilize the library. This latest title in the Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians series examines aspects of collection development for teens above and beyond traditional books. Article topics include magazines, graphic novels and comic books, audiobooks, videos, virtual collections, and interactive software and games and are written by librarians working in the field of YA services. A final chapter offers photographs of various shelving and display options. Comprehensive and practical information on each topic is provided. For example, the chapter on magazines includes information about types of magazines, beginning a magazine collection, advantages, disadvantages, points to consider, ordering and processing options, marketing and display ideas, and a list of collection development resources. Although it is written for public librarians, school librarians looking for collection development support will also find this well-written and highly practical resource valuable. Shauna Yusko
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Review

"Librarians today must look for new ways to promote library services that encourage young adults to utilize the library....[e]xamines aspects of collection development for teens above and beyond traditional books....Although, it is written for public librarians, school librarians looking for collection development support will also find this well-written and highly practical resource valuable."-Booklist/Professional Reading

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (February 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591580595
• ISBN-13: 978-1591580591
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,396,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)