by Joyce G. Saricks
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Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Many of the contributors to this volume share the opinion that reader's advisory is a major function of many public libraries, yet it fails to get the same level of attention as the provision of information services. This book reports on research that supports commonly held reader's advisory practices such as using reference interviewing skills to probe a reader's interest and analyzing the responses in order to produce appropriate suggestions; recognizing and taking advantage of user habits, such as the tendency to choose books from eye-level shelves; and the well-known phenomenon of patrons eagerly taking books off a cart waiting to be reshelved. Also discussed is the history of the research on reader's advisory issues and areas for future research. Two appendixes provide web sites of general interest and a bibliography detailing the research on fiction classification. Developing Readers' Advisory Services (Professional Reading, LJ 8/93) is an alternate title on the same subject. For scholars and specialists with a strong interest in reader's advisory services.?Dolores Maminski, Frederick Cty. P.L., Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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What are the best tools and techniques to help library patrons find books they will enjoy? This comprehensive handbook provides both a complete understanding of, and practical tips for, a successful readers' advisory transaction; techniques for special reading guidance with children and young adults; and the current status of most readers' advisory practices. Also included is information about measuring success; displaying books for maximum "browsability," classifying fiction for best access; and future trends for this service. An appendix lists and describes readers' advisory sources on the Internet, and an annotated bibliography on fiction classification round out this useful guide.
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