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Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users
Integrated Advisory Service
Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users
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This groundbreaking guide shows library staff how to break through media and genre boundaries, make new connections within the library collection, and better serve patrons.
Integrated Advisory Service: Breaking Through the Book Boundary to Better Serve Library Users is designed to assist librarians in making connections between all the different media in library collections and advising patrons. By understanding genre similarities between fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, TV shows, video games, and movies, library staff will be better able to access and market the entire library collection, as well as reach out to and serve library patrons who they may not reach with traditional readers' advisory services.
Each of the book's chapters is organized around a genre (such as science fiction, women's stories, and others), with sections on integrated advisory, characters, plots, themes, and making connections across genres. Chapters are exploratory, introducing users and library staff to the key concepts of the genre and the importance of the different media. Each chapter also provides a variety of lists that will help both staff and patrons find materials based on genre interests.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Integrated Advisory
Chapter 1: Everything Crime Stories
Jessica E. Moyer and Gary W. Neibuhr
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Crime Style
Characters
Plots
Theme: Settings and Sense of Place
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 2: Everything Fantasy
Jessica Zellers
Introduction
Plots
Settings
Characters
Theme: It's Perfectly Paranormal
Making Connections
Conclusion: The Future of Fantasy
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 3: Everything Historical (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Nanette Donohue
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Historical Style
Characters
Plot
Theme: Era and Settings
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 4: Everything Horror
Jennifer Brannen
Introduction
Trends in Horror
Plots
Characters
Theme: Everyday Horror
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 5: Everything Popular Science
Rick Roche
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Science Style
Plots
Characters
Theme: The World Around Us
Making Connections
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 6: Everything Romance
Katie Dunneback and Mary Wilkes Towner
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Romance Style
Plots
Characters
Theme: The Many Ways of Love
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 7: Everything Science Fiction
Jessica E. Moyer, Christy Donaldson, and Cassie Wilson
Introduction
Plots
Characters
Theme: Technology
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 8: Everything Street Literature
Rollie Welch
Introduction
Popular Street Lit Authors: A Suggested Starting Point
Teen Appeal of Street Lit
Integrated Advisory: Street Lit Style
Plots
Characters
Theme: Betrayal
Making Connections
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 9: Everything Teen: Stories of the Teen Years
Heather Booth and Nicole J. Suarez
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Teen Stories Style
Characters
Plots
Themes: Rites of Passage
Making Connections
The Future: Trends, Themes, and Authors to Watch
Conclusion
Resources for Librarians
Chapter 10: Everything Women's Stories
Kaite Mediatore Stover, with Rebecca Vnuk and Jessica Zellers
Introduction
Integrated Advisory: Women's Stories Style
Plots
Characters
Theme: Women's Lives and Relationships
Making Connections
The Future of Women's Stories
Resources for Librarians
Index
Product details
| Published | Sep 17 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 424 |
| ISBN | 9781591587187 |
| Imprint | Libraries Unlimited |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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