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Author:

Maatta, Stephanie L.

Title:

A few good books : using contemporary readers' advisory strategies to connect readers with books / Stephanie L. Maatta.

Publisher:

Neal-Schuman Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xix, 387 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Readers' advisory services--United States.
Readers' advisory services--Technological innovations.
Fiction in libraries--United States.
Books and reading--United States.
Books and reading--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

From cuneiform to Kindle -- History and context of readers' advisory in the library -- The role of the reader and the act of reading -- Tags, clouds, and participatory readers' advisory services -- Reading electronically through sight and sound -- Beyond the general reference interview -- Knowing a few good books -- Reading in the genres -- Adventure, suspense, thrillers, and mysteries -- Science fiction, fantasy, and horror -- Romance, historical fiction, and westerns -- Merging, emerging, and re-emerging genres -- Readers' advisory services for special populations -- List culture -- Book awards and award-winning books -- Reading groups old and new -- Reading events : a celebration of reading, books, and authors -- Reflections on the future of reading and readers' advisory.

ISBN:

155570669X (alk. paper)
9781555706692 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)456977394

LCCN:

2009040999

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)