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Author:

Dilevko, Juris.

Title:

Readers' advisory service in North American public libraries, 1870-2005 : a history and critical analysis / Juris Dilevko and Candice F.C. Magowan.

Publisher:

McFarland & Company,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

v, 252 p. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Readers' advisory services--United States.
Readers' advisory services--Canada.
Bibliothèques--Histoire.--États-Unis--Histoire.
Bibliothèques--Histoire.--Canada--Histoire.

Other Authors:

Magowan, Candice F. C.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.

Contents:

Staking out the territory of readers' advisory service -- Positioning readers' advisory service ideologically -- The formative years : philosophical debates and lively tensions -- The commitment to systematic adult education -- The devolution into entertainment -- Case studies of readers' advisory resources in the early 21st century -- The future of readers' advisory service -- Appendix A: Assignments used in case study 1, chapter 6 -- Appendix B: Quality of NoveList informational records -- Appendix C: Quality of NoveList suggestions or recommendations.

Summary:

"This book provides a history of readers' advisory philosophy and offers a perspective on the evolution of the service. The book analyzes the debate that shaped readers' advisory and discusses how the service has assumed its present form; and follows readers' advisory through its development, when the service was still a subject of debate about its meaning"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786429259 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780786429257 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006037124

Locations:

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

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)