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Find your bearings in this rapidly evolving hybrid reference
environment through proven strategies, advice, exercises and
research from three experts in the field. The revised second
edition of this practical how-to for all types of librarians will
teach you to understand the needs of public, academic and special
library users across any virtual setting - email, text messaging,
social networking websites - as well as in traditional and
face-to-face models of communication. Based on the latest research
in communication theory, the book includes new exercises and
examples to help you practice effective reference transactions and
avoid common pitfalls. Guidance for helping users with special
language-related needs (such as speech and hearing disabilities and
English Language Learners) and social difficulties is also
included, as are updated chapters on readers' advisory interviewing
and policy and training procedures. An extensively revised chapter
on virtual reference features new sections on live chat and instant
messaging services, as well as a discussion of Web 2.0 initiatives
and updated information on e-mail reference. Pooling their wealth
of experience, the authors share real-life interview examples
alongside constructive critiques and practical suggestions to
improve interviewing methods. "Booklist"'s praise of the previous
edition holds true with this new edition: 'The work is laudable for
its practicality, clarity, cogency, and supportive data...In short,
an essential read for all current and future reference librarians'.
Based on the latest research in communication theory but tailored
specifically for real-world application, this updated manual speaks
equally to the needs of students preparing to enter the profession
and those who are already fielding reference inquiries. The
authors, working in consultation with a stellar advisory board of
scholars and practitioners, present a convenient and comprehensive
resource that will teach you how to understand the needs of public,
academic, and special library users across any virtual
setting-including email, text messaging, and social media-as well
as in traditional and face-to-face models of communication. Packed
with exercises and examples to help you practice effective
reference transactions and avoid common pitfalls,
Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent
case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of
reading in libraries and in schools. Reading is more important than
it has ever been-recent research on reading, such as PEW reports
and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that
fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful
evidence that can be used to justify the establishment,
maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both
fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The
authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of
library activities: reference, collection building, provision of
leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and
story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more. This
edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as
e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual
texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A
new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book
will help library administrators and personnel convey the
importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and
the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain
courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.
Provides proof of the library's vital role in readers' lives,
information that may be used to justify services and collections
Compiles current research on reading from diverse sources and
presents it intuitively, saving librarians time and energy when
searching for research findings Offers a clear rationale for making
pleasure reading a priority in libraries and in schools
Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a
look at the unique relationship between each text and the
individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and
even life-changing reading experience. Following up on her
critically acclaimed Reading Matters: What the Research Reveals
about Reading, Libraries, and Community, Catherine Sheldrick Ross
takes a new look at pleasure reading through 30 thought-provoking
essays based on themes arranged from A to Z. In short lively
chapters, she discusses topics ranging from "Alexia," "Bad
Reading," and "Changing Lives" to "Romance Fiction," "Self-help,"
"Titles," "Vampires," and "Year of Reading." Drawing on her own
research as well as other published sources, Ross comments on the
significance of each theme, provides examples of the phenomenon,
and develops the topic chronologically, through further examples,
or through reversals. The essays are unified by an underlying
theory of reading that views readers as sense-makers, actively
engaged in reading themselves into the text and reading the texts
back into their own lives. It gives educators and librarians
insights into their roles with readers and offers a message about
the importance of pleasure reading. A short list of resources for
further reading is supplied with each topic. Supplies succinct,
authoritative, and readable accounts on a wide range of genre
literature and explains why these types of books appeal to readers
Promotes the librarian's role with readers and helps librarians
design readers' advisory services to better serve readers Offers
valuable insights into readers and reading based on reading
research Includes an extensive bibliography and list of relevant
titles for further reading Provides a fascinating read for
librarians, educators, and avid readers
Drawing upon data published in a variety of scholarly journals,
monographs in education, cultural studies, media studies, and
libraries and information studies, as well as their own research
findings, these authors shatter some of the popular myths about
reading and offer a cogent case for the library's vital role in the
life of a reader. By providing a road map to research findings on
reading, reader-response, audiences, genres, the value of popular
culture, the social nature of reading, and the role of libraries in
promoting literacy and reading, this guide offers a clear rationale
for making pleasure reading a priority in the library and in
schools. The authors assert that reading for pleasure is as vital
as ever; and that it is, and should be, woven into the majority of
activities librarians consider fundamental: reference, collection
building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory
services, storytelling programs, adult literacy programs, and the
like. Reading Matters covers "myths about reading," "the boy
problem," "reading and identity," "how readers select books," and
"reading as a social activity." An essential resource for library
administrators and personnel, the book will help them convey a
message about the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies
and others. It contains powerful proof that can be used to justify
the establishment, maintenance, and growth of fiction (and other
pleasure reading) collections, and of readers' advisory services.
It is also of interest to LIS faculty who wish to
establish/maintain courses in readers' advisory, and can be used as
supplemental reading in these classes. Finally, it is a great model
and aide for additional researchon this topic.
This updated and expanded version of the training guide Booklist
called "one of the most valuable professional publications to come
off the presses in a long time" is completely revised with new
sections outlining the opportunities offered by contemporary
communication media. This third edition incorporates updated and
expanded references with more resource information on
cross-cultural communication, including new applications of
communication principles and the latest research-based material on
communication in general. Ross, together with new co-author Nilsen,
has maintained and updated sections on Mastering individual skills
Sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, and linguistic issues
Communicating with current technology using presentation software
Practical tips and skills training exercises, examples of common
library situations, interesting research facts, a special section
on support staff, and references to other sources are listed
throughout this practical guide.
This guide identifies hundreds of books that can help children
develop into engaged readers. Children's librarians, collection
development specialists in public libraries, as well as K–8
school librarians and teachers will choose from the best in
children's titles. This unique readers' advisory and collection
development guide for librarians and others who work with children
focuses on readers and their needs, rather than simply categorizing
books by their characteristics and features as traditional
literature guides do. Taking this unusual perspective brings forth
powerful new tools and curricular ideas on how to promote the
classics, and how to best engage with young readers and meet their
personal and emotional needs to boost interest and engagement. The
guide identifies seven reader-driven appeals, or themes, that are
essential to successful readers' advisory: awakening new
perspectives; providing models for identity; offering reassurance,
comfort, strength, and confirmation of self-worth; connecting with
others; giving courage to make a change; facilitating acceptance;
and building a disinterested understanding of the world. By
becoming aware of and tapping into these seven themes, librarians
and other educators can help children more deeply connect with
books, thereby increasing the odds of becoming lifelong readers.
The detailed descriptions of each book provide plot summaries as
well as notes on themes, subjects, reading interest levels,
adaptations and alternative formats, translations, and read-alikes.
This informative guide will also aid librarians in collection
development and bibliotherapy services.
This expanded text has been rewritten to better serve the verbal
and written communication needs of the modern library. Many types
of communication are covered including: public speaking and
conducting interviews; leading group discussion; public service
announcements; and writing memos, letters, and formal reports. This
edition features: an expanded section on mastering individual
skills; sensitivity to cultural, ethical, and linguistic issues;
using voice mail and e-mail; practicing netiquette in chat groups;
designing WWW pages; teleconferencing and videoconferencing; using
presentation software; and teaching skills to support staff.
Practical tips and skills training exercises, examples of common
library situations, research facts, and reference to sources for
more information round out this practical guide. This work may be
of use to library staff, volunteers. information and referral
counsellors, and staff trainers.
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