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1. TOOLS FOR SELECTINGNONFICTION FORPUBLIC
LIBRARYCOLLECTIONSKatie Midgley
2. Overview: List various resources available for use Outline
each resource in detail Show example review Discuss positives and
negatives of resource Briefly mention additional resources
3. Amazon Provides succinct summaries Includes editorial
reviews and reader reviews 5 star rating system Easy to search
individual titles Less suitable to browsing nonfiction in
general
4. Example:
5. Booklist Short but powerful reviews done by ALA Each review
shows awards, lists, similar titles Parts of resource free, others
require subscription List of helpful blogs Newsletters, alerts
6. Example:
7. Kirkus Book Review Extremely browser friendly Nonfiction
split into variety of categories Helpful lists Kirkus star review
system Single sentence summary at end of each review
8. Example:
9. Cont.
10. Library Journal Book Review Prepublication reviews for
hundreds of nonfiction titles Collection development page Preview
of upcoming nonfiction for the year Express reviews Each book
tagged
11. Example:
12. New York Times Book Review Extensive & in depth reviews
Available in print on Sundays and always online Lists with most
popular, best sellers, etc. Ability to search reviews back to
1981
13. Example:
14. NPR Books Links to interviews with authors, reviews, many
lists Easy browsing Nonfiction displayed by category Option to
follow on twitter, subscribe to podcast, or text updates Excerpts
from books available
15. Example:
16. Publishers Weekly Notable because not afraid to give a poor
review Provide reasons why item would help a collection or not Book
reviews in addition to information on authors, news, etc. Online
and print.
17. Example:
18. Additional Resources NoveList Various vendors (Baker and
Taylor especially helpful for nonfiction) Bookpage
19. Works Cited: Amazon. Web. http://www.amazon.com/ (Accessed
15 Oct 2012). Booklist Online. Web. http://www.booklistonline.com/
Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Kirkus Reviews. Web.
http://www.kirkusreviews.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Library
Journal Book Review. Web. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/
(Accessed 15 Oct 2012). New York Times Book Review. Web.
http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). NPR
Books. Web. http://www.npr.org/books/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012).
Publishers Weekly. Web. http://www.publishersweekly.com/ (Accessed
15 October 2012).