March 2010

Readers' Advisor News

An e-newsletter published quarterly by Libraries Unlimited

Featured Article

Good News: How Floating Collections Enhance Readers Advisory by Wendy Bartlett

… Obviously, "Know Thy Collection" just became a much bigger job. …
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Scholarship and Research

Literary Fiction: The Pleasure of the Complex Text by Julie Turley

… Ironically, those elements that make the genre so universally frustrating or challenging are the very factors of its appeal. …
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Library Perspective

Reading Haiti: A Select Bibliography by Makiia Lucier

… In January, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the Caribbean island of Haiti …
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Industry Perspective

The Mobile, Social Web: A Strategic Opportunity for Libraries

… it's not just about resizing our web pages; the mobile web is the social web. One of the most interesting things happening now is the convergence effect of social media and mobile devices. …
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