LIBR 160 Top Ten Project

One: 

Brodie, Carolyn S. ""Any Good Books?" Reader's Advisory and the Elementary School Library." School Library Monthly 30.3 (2013): 18-20. ProQuest. Web. 7 June 2015.

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This article gives a good introduction to Readers Advisory for any new librarian or teacher interested in incorporating advisory into their library. Brodie suggests questions to ask, resources to research, people to talk to, and a few different ways to present books, such as book lists, book bundles, bookmarks, and book talks. Electronically, Brodie provides several websites to peruse for suggestions and resources, such as Nancy Keane's Book Talks, Pinterest, and Book Hive, as well as a few different wikis. This article is a great starting point for new librarians or teachers. 

Two:

Caplinger, Victoria A. "In the Eye of the Beholder: Readers' Advisory from a Cataloging Perspective." Reference & User Services Quarterly 52.4 (2013): 287-90. ProQuest. Web. 4 June 2015.

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This article is best for those interested in the more academic and research-based side of readers advisory. Caplinger, the cataloging supervisor at NoveList, explores how cataloging enhances readers advisory remotely. She emphasizes the importance of expanding readers advisory into online enviroments to meet the constantly changing technology and to meet the needs of new readers. The research that this article is based around stems from an examination of appeals terminology in attracting readers. Primarily, Caplinger emphasizes the importance of cataloging, both descriptive and experiential, as a way to reach readers electronically. 

Three:

Fasick, Adele M. From Boardbook To Facebook : Children's Services In An Interactive Age. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 11 May 2015.

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From Boardbook to Facebook offers a look at the latest technologies that are currently influencing children's literature and their experiences in libraries, and demonstrates ways that teachers and librarians can integrate technology into their daily services, including Readers Advisory. This text offers a comprehensive look at a variety of technologies, but particularly in the interest of this particular annotated bibliography, includes chapters on electronic enhancements for programming, integrating library programs with the larger media world, and a section on 'teens and 'tweens entitled "Digital Natives Heading Towards Adulthood." While this text does not specifically offer book recommendations, it offers valuable insight into presentation and programming for librarians to reference when planning an advisory.  

Four:

Lockley, Lucy M. "All for One, One for all." Reference & User Services Quarterly 52.2 (2012): 98-101. ProQuest. Web. 5 June 2015.

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Lockley's article does focus directly on electronic resources, but reminds librarians of the importance of all staff members possessing knowledge of book recommendations as they may be approached at any time by a patron. I have chosen to include this article because I found it to be another valuable resource for newer librarians and teachers, as well as a good reminder for best practices in every library. Lockley encourages the use of social media for staff members to help cultivate a greater awareness and knowledge base for book recommendations, including Twitter, Facebook, GoodReads, and LibraryThing. Additionally, she encourages staff members to contribute their own selections to blogs as another method of book recommendation. 

Five:

Mathis, Janelle B., et al. "Teaching Children's Literature in the 21st Century." Journal of Children's Literature 40.1 (2014): 56-61. ProQuest. Web. 3 May 2015.

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This article does not focus exclusively on electronic resources, but instead looks at growing trends amongst children's literature in the 21st century. As "21st century" has become synonymous with technology, there are a number of electronic resources offered. The article is centered around the research of a Master Class in children's literature, a session held at the yearly NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) conference. A number of professors offer brief descriptions of their research and findings in the area of children's literature. Overall, this article offers both online resources as well as current trends in reading that are useful to librarians as they curate recommendations. 

Six:

Naik, Yesha. "Finding Good Reads on Goodreads: Readers Take RA into their Own Hands." Reference & User Services Quarterly51.4 (2012): 319-23. ProQuest. Web. 6 June   2015.

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This article is the result of a research project on GoodReads. Naik, a YA librarian in Brooklyn, New York, examined how members of GoodReads share book reviews and discussions, specifically within five diverse genres, and what we can learn from those discussions about the interests of readers. She then writes about what librarians might do with this information when cultivating readers advisory. She finds that through discussions, reviews, and interaction on the social networking site, readers employ naturally use readers advisory tools to both recommend and find books that meet their interests. This article is an interesting look at one specific electronic tool for readers advisory, and offers interesting information that librarians can refer to when thinking of ways to offer recommendations. 

Seven:

"Online Resources for Reader's Advisory." School Library Monthly 30.3 (2013): 59. ProQuest. Web. 3 May 2015.

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This article was created as a companion to Carolyn Brodie's article ("Any Good Books?") School Library Monthly asked readers and contributors to provide their favorite online literature resources. This article provides a comprehensive collection of several sites that offer book updates and recommendations. Book lists, blogs, and Twitter handles are provided. The resources provided also cover children through teen books.  

Eight: 

Repman, Judi, and Stephanie Jones. "Reader's Advisory For Net-Gen Students." Library Media Connection 30.4 (2012): 34-35. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 June 2015.

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The purpose of this article is to provide non-commercial resources for book recommendations. The authors make the point that online booksellers like Amazon do a great job of providing customers a platform to review and recommend books, but they are interested in offering resources that are not consumer-based. Repman and Jones mention wikis, school library websites, NoveList, and more in their recommendations. They also delve briefly into the use of mobile technology for readers advisory. Finally, they provide the link to their own wiki for readers to access all resources. 

Nine: 

Tarulli, Laurel. The Library Catalogue As Social Space: Promoting Patron Driven Collections, Online Communities, And Enhanced Reference And Readers’ Services. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 11 May 2015.

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This e-book examines patron-driven acquisitions in libraries, which relates closely to readers advisory. Tarulli looks primarily at catalogues, but includes a chapter specifically devoted to readers advisory services (chapter five.)  She looks at extending readers advisory past the catalogue, particularly for remote patrons. She promotes social catalogues, which are library catalogues that encourage interaction and contribution by patrons. It is an interesting take on readers advisory, as it opens it up to readers' recommendations and moves away from the traditional librarian recommendations. She also includes her thoughts and research on NoveList and LibraryThing. Overall, it's a good resource for promoting the usefulness and essential qualities of readers advisory electronically and socially. 

Ten: 

Vnuk, Rebecca. "Readers' Advisory Website Roundup." Public Libraries 51.3 (2012): 56. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 26 Apr. 2015.

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As the title suggests, this blog post is a collection of various websites offering book recommendations for readers advisory. Instead of focusing on sites to assist librarians, the websites included on this list are specifically for readers, which shows the current trend in directing readers to create their own advisory for themselves and each other. This post includes new sites and blogs that I had not previously seen, and includes a variety of genres. Overall, the sites suggested seemed geared more towards young adult readers rather than elementary-age.