Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Whatzit?
Readers' Advisory.
That's a librarian phrase if ever there was one. What does it mean? The Massillon Public Library says "We're here to help you find a good book to read." They back it up with an excellent collection of Web tools, book lists, databases such as Novelist and Ohio's chat readers' service Read This Now.
Better yet, Cleveland Heights/University Heights Public Library just calls it "Find a Good Book." Click on that and you're taken to a similar set of set of book lovers' tools and some unique interactive tools from the CHUH R.A.T.S. (that's the Readers Advisory Team Services staff). Users can use the RATS Blog to share reviews or use the Reserve Club to be alerted when favorite author's publish.
The CHUH RATS say "Recommending good books to readers is one of the most important duties of a librarian. We call this readers' advisory."
Whatever. By any name, online or face to face, finding good books is the best part of any library.
That's a librarian phrase if ever there was one. What does it mean? The Massillon Public Library says "We're here to help you find a good book to read." They back it up with an excellent collection of Web tools, book lists, databases such as Novelist and Ohio's chat readers' service Read This Now.
Better yet, Cleveland Heights/University Heights Public Library just calls it "Find a Good Book." Click on that and you're taken to a similar set of set of book lovers' tools and some unique interactive tools from the CHUH R.A.T.S. (that's the Readers Advisory Team Services staff). Users can use the RATS Blog to share reviews or use the Reserve Club to be alerted when favorite author's publish.
The CHUH RATS say "Recommending good books to readers is one of the most important duties of a librarian. We call this readers' advisory."
Whatever. By any name, online or face to face, finding good books is the best part of any library.
