Training Module Children and Youth Module 12 Readers Advisory for Children and Youth
Training Module Children and Youth Module 12 Readers Advisory for Children and Youth
Readers Advisory tools for Children and Youth
- What have you read recently that you really liked?
- What did you like about that book?
- Who is your favourite author?
- What type of characters do you like?
- What are your favourite genres - Do you like horror? Funny? Real Life? Fantasy? Adventure? Sad? Happy?
- Do you like fast paced books?
- Do you like books in a series?
Vega also has great information to help when searching for read alikes and authors who write like...
These are the result of looking up Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend.
Using the library website
On the Kids and Parents page there is a tile called Books and Reading
By opening this page you are accessing various lists compiled by the Children's team. We aim to continuously add new titles and new lists.
Novelist
This is a handy guide from Novelist with appeal terms and definitions. Click on the image to open.
There is plenty of information in the training section on Compass too. Click here
Use our databases to help you, we have three that are suitable for Children’s RA: The Source, Who next? and Novelist. These are all available on our website, Novelist and Who next? are accessible from home.
Novelist has tutorials you can follow to learn more about it.
The Source – Some tips for use
· Access this database through the library website. You will need to sign in; the password can be found in Objective and Compass.
o Objective, look in the Reference Passwords folder. https://edrms.ssc.nsw.gov.au/id:qA181376
o The Library Compass page http://compass.ssc.nsw.gov.au/About_Us/Unit_Portals/Library/Procedures/Practical_Enquiry_Desk_Help/Logins_Passwords About Us - Unit Portals – Library – Procedures - Practical Enquiry Desk Help - Logins & Passwords
· User name- libkids
· Password- jref
The Search Page
Add in any details the patron
gives you
Add in any details the patron
gives you
And the results will come up something like
There were many more titles
listed than included in the screen grab and as you can see many are
contemporary Australian authors. (The little Magpie image denotes Australian author)
You will then need to search Encore for the books listed.
Who next?- some tips for use
You need to be a library member to access it; you can access it from home.
You can limit your searches using these filters
And these are the genres
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Star-Award
winning
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bubble-Good to read aloud
Headphones-Available as talking
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Device-Available as E-book
Star-Award winning
Speech bubble-Good to read aloud
Headphones-Available as talking book
Device-Available as E-book
This was my result
You can see the age group I chose and the genres. You can see that this doesn’t list all
her works because of the filters I chose.
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You will then need to search for the titles in Encore.
Try this:
Recall an enquiry you had in the past and have a go using the resouces available. Record any titles you found.
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Young Adults Reader’s Advisory
Teen Picks
Most branches now have a collection of Teen Picks. This is a developing resource that is created from Staff reviews as well as reviews from the readers as well.
Staff are encouraged to write reviews of Young Adult items they have read. For more details please contact the children's team.
Teen Picks
Most branches now have a collection of Teen Picks. This is a developing resource that is created from Staff reviews as well as reviews from the readers as well.
Staff are encouraged to write reviews of Young Adult items they have read. For more details please contact the children's team.
Begin the R.A. interview with some questions
- What have you read recently that you really liked?
- What are your interests? hobbies?
- What did you like about that book?
- Who is your favourite author?
- What type of characters do you like?
- What are your favourite genres - Do you like horror? Funny? Real Life? Fantasy? Adventure? Sad? Happy?
- Do you like fast paced books?
- Do you like books in a series?
Using Encore-A couple of tips
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· When searching on Encore, you can limit the Search to “Young Adult” on the left hand side pane
· If you are looking for a Young adult fiction book based a subject, you can try searching for it in Encore. For Example, for stories about Skateboarding use the search term “Skateboarding – Juvenile Fiction” and then limit it to Young Adult books.
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Young Adult Reader’s Advisory Useful Websites
• The New Items lists on our website. There is a Young Adult category that you can select from: http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Library/Services/Books-Reading/New-Items-Lists
• Reading Recommendations on our website. There are recommendations for YA titles. Get there via the Youth Connect page https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Library/Services/Youth-Connect/Recommended-Reading
• Love Oz YA Website – a website dedicated to promoting Australian Young Adult Fiction
o http://loveozya.com.au/type/resource/
• Children’s Book Week Council of Australia Shortlisted books from Book Week – look at the Older Readers category for Young Adults https://cbca.org.au/previous-winners
• Novelist. You can access from our website from the Books and Reading page. Be mindful that this is an American based resource and some titles we may not have. Be sure to check our catalogue first. http://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Library/Digital-Collections/Research-Databases/NoveList
• Inside a dog. All about books – by young people, for young people https://insideadog.com.au/ Inside a Dog is a place for teen readers and the home of Inky, the reading wonder-dog. Here you can:
o Find great reads
o Share your reviews of books you love – or hate
o Discuss book news and hot topics on our news blog and in our forums
o Gain insight into an authors’ thoughts about writing and reading with our Writer in Residence blog
o Join or create a book club to talk about your reading
Check out one of the sites above and write down an interesting fact.
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