Sutherland Shire Libraries Staff News

LIBRARIES READERS ADVISORY
http://parrareads.parracity.nsw.gov.au/
http://www.brimbanklibraries.vic.gov.au/en/books-and-reading
http://thegrovelibrary.net/finding-answers/what-should-i-read-next/kids-links/
http://www.mrl.nsw.gov.au/BookLovers/what-to-read-next

This is a list of resources provided:

I. Essential Elements of Readers Advisory
· Core Competencies for Reader’s Advisory, from the Ontario Library Association:
https://www.accessola.org/OLAWEB/OPLA/RA_Core_Competencies.aspx
· Anne K. May, et al. "A Look at Readers' Advisory Services," Library Journal 125, no. 15 (September 5, 2000): 40-43 (Example of an RA Secret Shopper study).
II. Examples of Digital Reader’s Advisory
· Webinar (archived) Beyond the Basics, with Andrea Gough and David Wright. Provides detail about digital reader’s advisory at Seattle Public Library, and highlights other models and services.
· Form-Based Reader’s Advisory, examples of various models.
o Looking For a Good Book, Williamsburg Regional Library
§ http://www.wrl.org/books-and-reading/adults/find-good-book/looking-good-book-reader-profile-forms
o Your Next 5 Books, Seattle Public Library
§ http:www.spl.org/yn5/
o Personalized Book List, Edmonton Public Library
§ http://www.epl.ca/services/personalized-book-list
o 3 for 3, and Read Intuit forms, Cuyahoga County Public Library
§ http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/What-to-Read/Reading-Recommendations.aspx
…and many more. Here’s a Google map of some libraries currently exploring or engaged in this service, compiled by Williamsburg Regional Library:
§ https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106872525616611885043.00044d36905434d2d34ea
· Good Reads – a few examples
o Topeka Shawnee GoodReads Group:
§ https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/50549-topeka-shawnee-co-public-library
o Genre-X Book Group
§ https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2070-genre-x
o Salad Days Book Club
§ https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/106339-the-salad-days-book-club
· Blogs (a few examples from a crowded field)
o Blogging for a Good Book, Williamsburg Regional Library
§ http://bfgb.wordpress.com/
o Denver Public Library’s Blogs (prominently featured on homepage):
§ http://denverlibrary.org/
o Christchurch Libraries Blog
§ http://cclblog.wordpress.com/
o Shelf Talk (Seattle Public Library)
§ http://shelftalk.spl.org/
o An Embarrassment of Riches (Multnomah PL)
§ https://multcolib.org/blogs
 Facebook
o Facebook Reader’s Advisory Days, Seattle Public Library, Multnomah County Library (on Facebook)
o Weekly Reading Refresh, Kansas City Library on Facebook.
· Twitter
o Explore these tags: #ReadingBowl #FridayReads #shelfie #libraryreads #ewgc
III. Tools for Keeping Up.
· Prepub Alert – use it backwards so you can see a month or two out at a time.
http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/category/prepub/?ref=ljnav
· PW On Sale Calendar and B&N Coming Soon – PW highlights a range of titles with print run, B&N lays out a visual calendar of many big books so you don’t have to worry about overlooking something.
http://www.publishersweekly.com/paper-copy/by-topic/new-titles/on-sale-calendar/index.html
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/books-coming-soon/379003626/
· Reader’s Advisory Online Blog – a scan of the bestsellers but the real payoff is the complied list of lists on the right.
http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/blog/index.php
· Indie Bound Next List and Library Reads – “buzzy” books and under the radar gems.
http://www.indiebound.org/indie-next-listhttp://libraryreads.org/
· Early Word – a good overview of what is happening and easy useful hints of rising titles.
http://www.earlyword.com
§ NoveList’s Reader’s Advisory Toolbox, RA News & Novelist Notes.
o http://www.libraryaware.com/14/Subscribers/Subscribe
· Joyce Saricks’s tips on keeping up with bestsellers: The object is to become familiar with the common names on the bestseller list. Begin by reviewing this week’s list. Focus only on authors you have yet to read. Select one and read their current bestseller. Do this every week and over a period of a few months you will have worked through every author on the list. The lists do not shift that frequently so it is possible to move through them at this rate without falling behind.
The same idea can be applied to genres: Pick a genre new to you and read a handful of key titles (build a reading list based on end-of-the-year “ est" lists and other awards (such as The Reading List and the Edgars). To support your reading, read the chapters in both Joyce Saricks’s The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction and Cynthia Orr and Diana Tixier Herald’s Genreflecting on the genre you have selected as your focus. Over time you will increase your knowledge base and likely find new favorite authors as a bonus!