In recent years, many excellent research projects on topics related to readers' advisory services have been published. Yet keeping up with the late...
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Dec 22, 2010
Emilyn
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This was a great introduction to the research that's been conducted in readers' advisory. It pointed toward some great articles and books that I plan to pick up later. It also included many websites I visited during the course of my reading that had helpful information (although some of them no longer exist and some of them were interesting as early examples of web based readers' advisory that are really not impressive given recent innovations). Reading summaries of all the research was helpful
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Dec 19, 2008
Tara
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Very good - I really liked all the different perspectives. This is also the first RA book I've seen that takes AV Advisory into account... The chapter by David Wright should be holy scripture for anyone doing RA in public libraries.
Jan 25, 2010
David
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I wrote a chapter for this book, originally titled 'Your Ultimate Orgasm, or Zen and the Art of Readers' Advisory.' The title 'orgasm,' and multiple 'orgasms' throughout the article were edited out, making my chapter much much less fun, and about 98% less-likely-to-be-read by anyone at all. What about me: will I read the book, or just read my own chapter over and over again, missing all those orgasms? Well, I think this is one to hop and skip around in. Which is to say I know some of the authors
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Apr 07, 2009
AnnaBnana
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This is a really great reference resource. It covers a lot of different topics and I like the juxtaposition of research and practice. Also useful because the author provides plenty of information about the popular/current research in each of the areas covered if you are interested in looking at a particular topic in further depth.
Jul 04, 2010
Hannah Jo
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I agree with Lillian. The best essay is the one written by David Wright. And I'd say that even if I didn't know him!
Apr 22, 2008
Kaite
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Hey, I wrote a chapter for this book, too! I'm in Chapter 4. Unlike David, I don't reread my published works because I completely forget about them once I turn them in to my darling editors. However, I have read David's chapter in all it's unedited glory. It is The Awesome. Orgasms and all.
Oct 25, 2009
Lillian
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The best essay is wrttten by our very own Fabulous Fiction librarian, David Wright where he discusses the 'zen' of Reader's Advisory. A must for all who engage with the public in a readers advisory role!
Aug 11, 2010
Debye
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Invaluable for approaches to reader's advisory. I do recommend reading it.
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