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Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library ALA Editions
author
:
Saricks, Joyce G.; Brown, Nancy
publisher
:
ALA Editions of the American Library Association
isbn10 | asin
:
0838907113
print isbn13
:
9780838907115
ebook isbn13
:
9780585318394
language
:
English
subject
Readers' advisory services--United States, Public libraries--Reference services--United States, Fiction in libraries--United States.
publication date
:
1997
lcc
:
Z711.4.S24 1997eb
ddc
:
025.5/2774
subject
:
Readers' advisory services--United States, Public libraries--Reference services--United States, Fiction in libraries--United States.
Page i
Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library
SECOND EDITION
Joyce G. Saricks and Nancy Brown
Page ii
While extensive effort has gone into ensuring the reliability of information appearing in this book, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or reliability of the information, and does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in this publication.
Project editor: Jean Roberts
Cover design by Tessing Design
Text design by Dianne M. Rooney
Composition by Charles Bozett in Stone Serif and Frutiger using QuarkXPress 3.32 on a Macintosh IIcx, System 7.1
Printed on 50-pound Writers Natural, a pH-neutral stock, and bound in 10-point coated cover stock by McNaughton & Gunn
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Saricks, Joyce G. Readers' advisory service in the public library / Joyce G. Saricks, Nancy Brown. 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes. ISBN 0-8389-0711-3 (alk. paper) 1. Reader guidance-United States. 2. Public libraries Reference services-United States. 3. Fiction in libraries. I. Brown, Nancy, 1940- . II. Title. Z711.4.S24 1997 025.5'2774-dc21 97-14211
Copyright 1997 by Joyce G. Saricks. All rights reserved except those which may be granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976.
Printed in the United States of America.
01 00 99 98 97 5 4 3 2 1
Page iii
To Art, Kim, and Greg for all the joy you have and do give me NB To Chris, Brendan, and Margaret, who believed I could and should do this and were willing to wait while I did JS
Page v
Contents
Preface
v
Acknowledgments
vii
1 A History and Introduction
1
2 Reference Sources
11
3 Articulating a Book's Appeal
35
4 The Readers' Advisory Interview
56
5 The Background Readers' Advisors Need in Popular Fiction
83
6 Promotion
106
7 Training
128
Bibliography
149
Appendix Popular Fiction List
151
Indexes
Fiction Author Index
155
Subject Index
157
Page vii
Preface
In the years since Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library was first published in 1989, the library profession has experienced a dramatic increase in interest in this topic and in the way it is taught in library schools and practiced in public libraries across the country. Changes in practices, increased availability of tools, expanded knowledge of and interest in the topic, and questions from librarians convinced me that practitioners and educators would welcome a new, updated and expanded edition.
In this edition, we have added material in several areas. The important discussion of appeal, a section of chapter 4 in the first edition, now has its own chapter. The section on genre study has been greatly enlarged to reflect our growing understanding of techniques that work for us in this crucial area. A chapter on training has been added and, in order to help clarify concepts, many more specific examples of authors have been included throughout the book. The philosophy behind this revision remains consistent with that of the first edition. The aim is to introduce the user to the materials, skills, and philosophy of readers' advisory service. This book offers suggestions of techniques, rather than being prescriptive, and all material included supports a nonjudgmental, patron-oriented, skill-based readers' advisory service. As did the first edition, this revision offers topics for discussion, techniques to be modified to fit an individual library's service needs, and a philosophical basis for creating and adapting readers' advisory service.
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