RA: Tools

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RA Tools Resources You Need to Know

• How do you stay current up-to-date?
• You cant.
• But, here are some suggestions for making a
  valiant attempt.
• Focus is on material for adults.
• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/index.html
  

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RA characteristics that affect patron choice of
title Shay Baker

• Depth and breadth of collection knowledge
• Willingness to read widely or gain an overview of
  works
• Awareness of works currently popular or gaining
  media attention
• Ability to scan works
• Motivation to read or listen extensively

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Stuff You Need to Know (partial list)

• New publication information
• Trends/Fads
• Popular Culture
• Authors
• Publishers

• Series/Sequels
• Best Works
• Readalikes
• Resources (print electronic)
• Web Sites
• Library Leaders

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Key Tools

• Databases Booklist Online, Fiction Connection,
  Novelist, Readers Advisor Online, What Do I Read
  Next

• Bibliography Readers Advisory Tools for Adults
  A Five-Year Retrospective Selected Bibliography,
  With a Few Earlier Exceptions - Mary K. Chelton
  (August 2005). Includes print and online
  resources.

• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/resources.
  html

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They Wrote the Book . . .

• Nancy Pearl - Book Lust
• Genreflecting
• Joyce Saricks - Readers' Advisory Resource and
  Internet Sites Lists
• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/resources.
  html

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Books

• Review Sources
• Vendors
• Blogs
• Genres
• RSS Feeds
• Newsletters/Email Lists

• Bestseller Lists
• Additional Resources
• RA Discussion Lists
• Reading Groups
• Publisher Sites

• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/books.html

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Beyond Genres the hard part

• Christian Fiction
• African American Fiction
• Graphic Novels, Comics Manga
• Readable Nonfiction
• Adult Books for Teens

• AV
• Music
• Films/DVDs
• Audio Books

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Christian Fiction - Overbooked

• www.overbooked.org/genres/inspirational/index.html
  
• Christian Fiction Stars
• Hotlists (with author links)
• Resources Publishers, Organizations, Awards
• Author Links
• Booklists and Articles

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African American Fiction Overbooked

• www.overbooked.org/genres/african_american/index.h
  tml
• African American Fiction Stars
• African American Fiction Hotlist (with author
  links)
• Publisher Links
• Resources
• Author Links
• General Interest Links

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Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Comics and Manga
Overbooked

• www.overbooked.org/genres/graphic_novels/index.htm
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• Stars Lists
• Reviews and Resources
• Authors
• Publishers
• Conventions

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Readable Nonfiction Overbooked

• www.overbooked.org/genres/nonfiction/index.html
• Nonfiction Stars, All Stars Lists, Notable
  Nonfiction Hotlists
• Nonfiction Booklists True Crime, Memoirs, etc.
• Selected Authors
• Online RA Resources

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Overbooked Additional Resources

• Adult Books for Teens Stars Lists Hotlists
  www.overbooked.org/abya/index.html
• www.overbooked.org/hotlists/index
• Popular Culture Links
• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/pop_c
  ult.html
• AV Links
• www.overbooked.org/ra/current_awareness/av.htm
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