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Clearinghouse of Professional Information
Readers' Advisory Resources
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This section includes links to various general and specialized sources of
information to assist libraries in providing Readers' Advisory Services. We maintain a number of other pages that will complement these Readers'
Advisory resources. These are
Literature and Fiction Sources
and
Youth Literature Resources. You may also want to consult the publication entitled
Readers' Advisory Service. There are other more specific pages relating to certain
aspects of public services such as our
Children's Services,
Programming Resources page (i.e
book
clubs) and a general
Public Services Resources page. For evaluation and research on the effects of programming
see
Reports of Interests.
Topics include
General Resources |
Book clubs |
Book
Reviews
| Genres
| If you like ...
| Libraries with RA Services on-line |
Listservs and discussion groups | Non-fiction /
On-line Magazines and Newsletters
| Web Rings
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Readers' Advisory Work with Genre Fiction. (University of Tennessee)
The course introduces the major elements of reader's advisory work and applies them to genre fiction. The genres normally covered
are: adventure, Christian or inspirational fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, horror, mysteries, romance, and science fiction.
Considerable emphasis is placed on identification of appeal elements in a work and how to help the reader select the right book
- Allreaders.com This site allows readers to search for novels by specific elements of plot,
character, setting, style and theme. More than 10,000 titles already are registered and can be found by users typing in various criteria.
- Based on the Book
(Mid-Continent Public Library US) Movie titles based on novels, non-fiction books,
short stories and plays are presented by Mid-Continent Public Library (Missouri). Can search by year of movie release, title or
author
- BookBrowser Reading Lists (Barnes & Noble.com)
"The Reading Lists are the core of our site, and are designed to help avid readers locate new books to read. We have tried to combine the browsing
quality of the old card catalog with the flexibility and efficiency of the
Web."
- Fiction-L Booklists
- It's a
reading rave ! (EBSCO) Free interactive website
- Literary
Locales: Picture links to the places
that figure in the lives and writings of famous authors
NoveList: Your Guide to Fiction An electronic readers' advisory resource
which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. The product supports library staff who are working with these readers. It is a
subscription service. To inquire about subscription plans and rates, contact:
novelist@epnet.com."
- Overbooked Specializes in literary and genre fiction information. Includes
author web pages, annotated lists of non-fiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews, themed booklists, and forthcoming books.
- The Reader's Advisor (Sachem Public Library) Includes
Alt.Reading
Hey! There's More to Life than Best-Sellers!
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The Readers Advisory Link Farm (Indiana U. School of Library and
Information Science)
- Webrary Readers' Services (Morton Grove Public Library)
Everything for book lovers: Recommendations/Reviews, the Fiction_L mailing list, Web sites and more
Web Sites for Book Lovers Includes a "Genre
Fiction Sites" list from the Morton Grove (IL) Public Library. Excellent comprehensive and continually updated list of links.
- Whichbook.net
formerly Book Forager. Developed as part of the Society of Chief
Librarians' Branching Out project this program is designed to help readers to choose something different from a range of contemporary fiction. You can search by your
mood or by the book's or by the book's content
- Adult Booklists: IF YOU LIKE ...
READ-ALIKES (Waterboro PL, Maine) You an search general lists, genre lists, or specific authors or titles. This page pulls together a whole
list of other "If you like" web sites from public libraries worldwide. Highly Recommended!
- BiblioTravel is a free online resource for identifying books set in distinct locales. Includes fiction and non-fiction
- The Fiction_L List of Lists (Fiction-L)
- If You Like ... (Christ Church City Libraries, NZ) Fiction, Biographies and Non-Fiction, Detective and Mystery
Fiction, New Zealand Fiction, Contemporary women writers, Music, Madcap Journeys
- If
You Like American Girl Books, Try These…(Worthington Library OH)
- If You Like Barbara Kingsolver, you might enjoy (Multnomah County Library)
- If
you like CSI .. (Morton Grove PL)
- If You Liked the Lord of the Rings, Why Not Try... (Midcontinent Public
Library, Montana)
- If you like ... mysteries (San Francisco Mystery Bookstore) Lists by
categories like: strong female leads, English police mysteries, tough crime novels, big lawyer books etc.
- Our Wizard Guide to More Books Like Harry Potter
(Waterboro PL, Maine)
Reader's Robot You can search by "appeal factor" What Next?
Kent District Library (MI) has created a database that allows you to search by author, book title, or
series title. The results list the author, series title, and book title. The corresponding genre will also be listed, if applicable. Some juvenile and young adult series titles are
available.
- Readalikes:State Library of Tasmania: Reader's Service
- Who Reads What: Celebrity Reading list (Gardiner PL, Maine)
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BookReviews
Springfield Public Library (Elgin County Library System, Ontario) " Even though the Springfield Library is one of the smallest branches
located in Elgin County, it also produces one of the highest circulation rates of books in this area." This RA initiative obviously helps. This
is a CAP site.
- King County Library System Good Reads
and
New Reads (US) Excellent selection of good reads by topic including Good Reads in Large
Print, Good reads for teens and Good Reads for Book Clubs, Resources for readers on the Internet. Includes non-fiction and fiction lists.
- Great Reads
(Kitchener Public Library)
- Good Reads
(Waterloo Public Library)
- Morton Grove Public Library.Fiction_L
Booklists (Morton Grove PL)
" Many discussion topics on Fiction_L, the Morton Grove Public
Library's mailing list for reader's advisory issues, result in compilations of books on a particular theme, authors with similar styles,
etc. Many of these booklists are then made available on our web site, accessible through the index below. They are arranged in the following
categories: Genre, Character, Setting, Subject, Author, Audience, Best: "Best of..." lists, Miscellaneous. Because of the nature of the
booklists, the dividing lines between the categories are often fuzzy. In addition, a booklist may appear in more than one categories (except for
those listed under Miscellaneous)."
- Matchbook: (Morton Grove) This is a special service that allows library users to pick
subjects of interest: antiques, hobbies, sports, favorite authors, fiction categories, etc. The library will generate a list every month of new books
in the Library that match the profile exactly!
- The Reader' Advisor (Sachem PL, NY) Includes suggestions to break
the Bestseller habit, sleuth of the month, non-fiction titles
- Readers' Corner
(Brampton Public Library)
- Reading Lists
(County of Los Angeles Public Library)
- The Reading Room. (Rocky River Public Library, Ohio)
- Teen Reads
(Pickering Public Library) Includes Recommended reads database, thematic lists of recommended reads, A selection of booklists featuring recent and classic novels useful for
school assignments
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What's New For Book Lovers
(Pickering Public Library)
List servs and discussion groups
- The Bookwire® Mailing List Index
- Feminist SF, Fantasy & Utopia ListServes
Interested in talking to other people about the works of Ursula Le Guin,
Marge Piercy, Suzy McKee Charnas, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Joanna Russ, and many others? Want to find out more about these authors, and other writers like
them?
- Fiction-L (Morton Grove Public Library) "Fiction_L is an electronic mailing
list devoted to reader's advisory topics such as book discussions, booktalks, collection development issues, booklists and bibliographies, and a wide
variety of other topics of interest to librarians, book discussion leaders, and others with an interest in reader's advisory. Fiction_L was developed
for and by librarians dealing with fiction collections and requests; however fiction lovers worldwide are welcome to join the discussion. Among the
topics discussed have been: genre study, bibliographies, workshops, audiobooks, reading clubs, and print and electronic resources. The discussion
is not limited to fiction, but rather covers all aspects of reader's advisory for children, young adults and adults, including non-fiction
materials."
- Literary Academic Discussion Groups Useful to know about when
you need specialist advice.
- PUBYAC (PUBlic Young Adults and
Children) is an Internet discussion
list concerned with the practical aspects of Children and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries
- RA-Talk
Canadian equivalent to Fiction_L
- Romance Readers Anonymous Listserv RRA-L (Romance Readers Anonymous) is a
well-established, well-respected Listserv devoted to the discussion of romance novels.
- Topica E-mail list Directory Use this tool to find the discussion group you want
to join
Online magazines and newsletters
Web Rings for Readers
"In each of its tens of thousands of Rings, Member web sites have banded together to form their
sites into linked circles. Their purpose: to allow more visitors to reach them quickly and easily. The Web Ring
system can support a nearly unlimited number of separate and distinct Rings
across the Internet. This unique structure allows the creation and evolution of
tens of thousands of different "web communities."
- Children's Literature
Web Ring "This is a ring of sites devoted to books for
young people. A Web ring is a collection of sites on a similar theme, linked in a circle. You may travel through the sites by clicking "next"
at each site, and you will eventually arrive back at your starting point."
- Readers' Advisory Service Websites (A
web ring) This is an extensive list of sites divided into many
categories.
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