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| ==Starred sites for adult fiction readers' advisory== | ==Starred sites for adult fiction readers' advisory== | ||
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| *[http://0-www.fictionconnection.com.aries.jmrl.org Fiction Connection] | *[http://0-www.fictionconnection.com.aries.jmrl.org Fiction Connection] | ||
| :Brought to you by Bowker -- available only inside the library .Locate books by author, title, or attributes in six different areas for fiction: genre, setting, location, character, timeframe, and topic. Choose the "find similar" button and then narrow down by attribute. | :Brought to you by Bowker -- available only inside the library .Locate books by author, title, or attributes in six different areas for fiction: genre, setting, location, character, timeframe, and topic. Choose the "find similar" button and then narrow down by attribute. | ||
| - | :Note: OCLC has a prototype of a very similar database at FictionFinder.oclc.org -- it is limited and less user-friendly at this point, but keep an eye on it, since it’s still in the making. | + | :Note: OCLC has a prototype of a very similar database at [http://FictionFinder.oclc.org FictionFinder.oclc.org] -- it is limited and less user-friendly at this point, but keep an eye on it, since it’s still in the making. |
| - | ==Other sites mentioned in my presentation== | + | ==Other sites== |
| - | *[http://bibliotravel.com Bibliotravel] | ||
| ===Children’s Sites=== | ===Children’s Sites=== | ||
| + | *Lexile Searches | ||
| + | :[http://www.lexile.com/findabook/StudentInfo.aspx Lexile.com] - Search for a book by Lexile score/range and subject matter. | ||
| + | :[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/lib-edu/LDND/lexile/ Library of Virginia Notable Books] - The Notable Books list annotated with Lexile scores, sortable by all fields. | ||
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| *[http://www.bookhive.org Bookhive] | *[http://www.bookhive.org Bookhive] | ||
| :Click on "Find a Book" in the middle of the front page. Run by the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Public Library; annotated by librarians. | :Click on "Find a Book" in the middle of the front page. Run by the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Public Library; annotated by librarians. | ||
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| *[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLmenu.html Fiction_L listserv] | *[http://www.webrary.org/rs/FLmenu.html Fiction_L listserv] | ||
| :search the archives for good reading lists | :search the archives for good reading lists | ||
| - | * FictionDB: www.fictiondb.com -- limited results without a subscription, but come here for pseudonym lists, basic searches in desperation | + | |
| - | * Genre-specific sites: | + | *[http://www.fictiondb.com FictionDB] |
| - | o Mystery: www.stopyourekillingme.com | + | :limited results without a subscription, but come here for pseudonym lists, basic searches in |
| - | o Romance: www.likesbooks.com (readalikes under Reader’s Choice > If You Like --) | + | |
| - | o Romance: www.theromancereader.com (reviews by romance category) | + | ===Genre-specific sites=== |
| - | o Henrico PL has a nice list of other genre resources ( www.co.henrico.va.us/library/DBWeb/adbkgenres.html) | + | |
| - | * Gnooks: www.gnooks.com -- amorphous social links between authors | + | *[http://bibliotravel.com Bibliotravel] |
| - | * Internal Resources | + | |
| - | o JMRL wiki (hera.jmrl.org/wiki) | + | *[http://www.stopyourekillingme.com Mystery: www.stopyourekillingme.com] |
| - | o JMRL.org's Readers' Corner page (hera.jmrl.org/pr-readers.htm) | + | |
| - | * Libraries/Librarians Doing Neat Things with RA | + | *[http://www.likesbooks.com Romance: www.likesbooks.com] |
| - | o Williamsburg (VA) Reg'l Lib. -- personalized RA services ( www.wrl.org/bookweb/RA/index.html) | + | :readalikes under Reader’s Choice > If You Like |
| - | o Seattle PL< -- David Wright(readersadvisory.org), Nancy Pearl, and the ShelfTalk blog (shelftalk.spl.org) | + | |
| - | o Neal Wyatt -- Chesterfield Ct PL, Library Journal column/articles | + | *[http://www.theromancereader.com Romance: www.theromancereader.com] |
| - | o Rocky River (OH) PL -- Reading Room search (readingroom.rrpl.org) | + | :reviews by romance category |
| - | o Librarything: www.librarything.com/suggester - very strong suggestion database | + | |
| - | o NoveList: an EBSCO database available through participating libraries | + | *[http://www.henricolibrary.org/onlinesrvcs/genre.html Henrico PL] |
| - | * Overbooked: www.overbooked.org | + | :has a nice list of other genre resources ( www.henricolibrary.org/onlinesrvcs/genre.html) |
| - | Click on their "Readers Advisory" tab for links galore. Also: book lists, new notable fiction, lists of starred reviews. | + | |
| - | * Reader's Advisor Online (Libraries Unlimited) www.readersadvisoronline.com | + | *[http://www.overbooked.org Overbooked: www.overbooked.org] |
| - | * What Do I Read Next? -- Gale database accessible through finditvirginia.org or jmrl.org's database page | + | :Click on their "Readers Advisory" tab for links galore. Also: book lists, new notable fiction, lists of starred reviews. |
| - | * What's Next?:ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnextnew.asp (adult and youth series) | + | |
| - | * Whichbook:www.whichbook.net -- British, more fun than useful! | + | ===General Readers' Advisory Sites=== |
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| + | *[http://www.readersadvisoronline.com Reader's Advisor Online (Libraries Unlimited) www.readersadvisoronline.com] | ||
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| + | *What Do I Read Next? -- Gale database accessible through finditvirginia.org or jmrl.org's database page | ||
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| + | *[http://www2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnextnew.asp What's Next?:ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnextnew.asp] | ||
| + | :adult and youth series | ||
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| + | *[http://www.whichbook.net Whichbook:www.whichbook.net] | ||
| + | :British, more fun than useful! | ||
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| + | *[http://www.earlyword.com/ Early Word: News for Collection Development and Reader's Advisory Librarians] | ||
| + | :This blog/website's co-founder and editor is Nora Rawlinson, a heavyweight in the arena as editor of 'Library Journal' and editor-in-chief of 'Publisher's Weekly' for 12 years, and the head of materials selection at Baltimore Public Library before that. A great blog to scan every day. Nancy Pearl's podcasts are also here. | ||
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| + | ===Libraries/Librarians Doing Neat Things with RA=== | ||
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| + | *Culpeper County Library's booklists -- [http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/users/culpeper/mweb/path2-1.html For Teens] and [http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/users/culpeper/mweb/path4-3.html For Kids] | ||
| + | :booklists from our neighbors to the North focusing on Young Adult and Children's reading suggestions | ||
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| + | *[http://www.wrl.org/bookweb/RA/index.html Williamsburg (VA) Reg'l Library] | ||
| + | :personalized RA services ( www.wrl.org/bookweb/RA/index.html) | ||
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| + | *[http://readersadvisory.org Seattle PL:David Wright](readersadvisory.org) | ||
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| + | *[http://shelftalk.spl.org Nancy Pearl and the ShelfTalk blog] (shelftalk.spl.org) | ||
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| + | *Neal Wyatt -- Chesterfield Ct PL, ''Library Journal'' column/articles | ||
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| + | *[http://readingroom.rrpl.org Rocky River (OH) PL] | ||
| + | :Reading Room search (readingroom.rrpl.org) | ||
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| + | *[http://hera.jmrl.org/pr-readers.htm JMRL.org's Readers' Corner page] hera.jmrl.org/pr-readers.htm) | ||
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| + | *[http://www.librarything.com/suggester Librarything: www.librarything.com/suggester] | ||
| + | :very strong suggestion database | ||
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| + | *NoveList: an EBSCO database available through participating libraries | ||
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| + | ==What's New at J-MRL== | ||
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| + | ===For Children=== | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib34 '''Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib35 '''Non-Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib38 '''Talking Books''']. | ||
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| + | ===For Young Adults=== | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib36 '''Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib37 '''Non-Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib38 '''Talking Books''']. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For Adults=== | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib30 '''Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib31 '''Non-Fiction''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib32 '''Biography''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib33 '''Mystery''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib39 '''Talking Books''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib40 '''DVDs''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib41 '''Music CDs''']. | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/ftlist^bib42 '''Books in Large Print''']. | ||
| + | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
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Article in Websites category.
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Starred sites for adult fiction readers' advisory
- Inclues pictures of covers, series lists, and pre-pub/forthcoming information as well.
- Brought to you by Bowker -- available only inside the library .Locate books by author, title, or attributes in six different areas for fiction: genre, setting, location, character, timeframe, and topic. Choose the "find similar" button and then narrow down by attribute.
- Note: OCLC has a prototype of a very similar database at FictionFinder.oclc.org -- it is limited and less user-friendly at this point, but keep an eye on it, since it’s still in the making.
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Other sites
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Children’s Sites
- Lexile Searches
- Lexile.com - Search for a book by Lexile score/range and subject matter.
- Library of Virginia Notable Books - The Notable Books list annotated with Lexile scores, sortable by all fields.
- Click on "Find a Book" in the middle of the front page. Run by the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Public Library; annotated by librarians.
- Especially of note: the Juvenile Series and Sequels database
- Run by Sylvan Learning Center, has limited listings and is grade-level dependent, but might jog your mind for some suggestions based on reading level and subject matter.
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General Fiction Sites
- search the archives for good reading lists
- limited results without a subscription, but come here for pseudonym lists, basic searches in
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Genre-specific sites
- readalikes under Reader’s Choice > If You Like
- reviews by romance category
- has a nice list of other genre resources ( www.henricolibrary.org/onlinesrvcs/genre.html)
- Click on their "Readers Advisory" tab for links galore. Also: book lists, new notable fiction, lists of starred reviews.
[edit]
General Readers' Advisory Sites
- What Do I Read Next? -- Gale database accessible through finditvirginia.org or jmrl.org's database page
- adult and youth series
- British, more fun than useful!
- This blog/website's co-founder and editor is Nora Rawlinson, a heavyweight in the arena as editor of 'Library Journal' and editor-in-chief of 'Publisher's Weekly' for 12 years, and the head of materials selection at Baltimore Public Library before that. A great blog to scan every day. Nancy Pearl's podcasts are also here.
[edit]
Libraries/Librarians Doing Neat Things with RA
- booklists from our neighbors to the North focusing on Young Adult and Children's reading suggestions
- personalized RA services ( www.wrl.org/bookweb/RA/index.html)
- Seattle PL:David Wright(readersadvisory.org)
- Nancy Pearl and the ShelfTalk blog (shelftalk.spl.org)
- Neal Wyatt -- Chesterfield Ct PL, Library Journal column/articles
- Reading Room search (readingroom.rrpl.org)
- JMRL.org's Readers' Corner page hera.jmrl.org/pr-readers.htm)
- very strong suggestion database
- NoveList: an EBSCO database available through participating libraries
[edit]
What's New at J-MRL
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For Children
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For Young Adults
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For Adults
- DVDs.
