Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Nature of the Readers' Advisory Transaction in Adult Reading /
Kenneth Shearer -- 2. The Nature of the Readers' Advisory Transaction
in Children's and Young Adult Reading / Pauletta Brown Bracy -- 3.
One Reader Reading: A Case Study / Duncan Smith -- 4. Readers'
Advisory in Public Libraries: An Overview of Current Practice /
Robert Burgin -- 5. Librarians' Abilities to Recognize Reading Tastes
/ Duncan Smith -- 6. A Decade's Worth of Research on Browing Fiction
Collections / Sharon Baker -- 7. Use of Fiction Categories in Major
American Public Libraries / Gail Harrell -- 8. Genrefication: Fiction
Classification and Increased Circulation / Jeffrey Cannell and Eileen
McCluskey -- 9. Relections on the Findings and Implications for
Practice / Kenneth Shearer -- Appendix I: Readers' Advisory Resources
for Adults on the Internet / Robert Burgin -- Appendix II:
Classification of Fiction in Public Libraries: an Annotated
Bibliography / Gouri Dutta.

Classification:

(click to see other 'Books on the Same Shelf')

Dewey Class: 25.54 -- Library operations
LCC Number: Z711.4

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: viii, 221 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Edition Info: (alk. paper)

Similar Books:

•	The librarian's guide to developing Christian fiction collections for adults (Barbara J. Walker; ISBN: 1555705227; (pbk. : alk. paper); 89% match)
•	Readers' advisory service in the public library (Joyce G. Saricks and Nancy Brown; ISBN: 0585318395; (electronic bk.) :$30.75; 89% match)
•	Readers' advisory service in the public library (Joyce G. Saricks and Nancy Brown; ISBN: 0838907113; (alk. paper); 89% match)
•	...more similar books

Subjects:

Click on a subject to see other books listed with the same subject or to drill down into components of the subject -- such as geographical locations, dates and so on.

•	Fiction in libraries -- United States (18)
•	Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Library & Information Science -- General (1698)
•	Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Library & Information Science -- Library Management (387)
•	Nonfiction -- Social Sciences -- Library & Information Science -- Reference (76)
•	Readers' advisory services -- United States (25)
•	Reference -- General (30781)

Buying this book:

We query many merchants so that you can instantly compare prices and availability. You can even check historic prices and subscribe for notifications. For a manual check, clicking on a link will open a new window with a search for this book on the merchant's site of your choice.

•	Amazon.com by title or by ISBN — widest selection, reliable service, good prices
•	Abebooks.com by title or by ISBN — good source for rare and out-of-print books
•	Textbooks.com by title or by ISBN — large inventory of new & used textbooks
•	Alibris.com by title or by ISBN — their slogan is "books you thought you'd never find"
•	eCampus.com by title or by ISBN — they specialize in textbooks, used and new
•	BN.com by title or by ISBN — Barnes & Noble has a wide selection of new and used books

Libraries this book has an entry in:

•	Queensland University of Technology (Australia) (last modified on 06/07/2012)