02728nam 2200613Ia 450 991082701710332120230617010335.00-8389-9350-80-8389-9828-3(CKB)1000000000345651(EBL)289139(OCoLC)476044133(SSID)ssj0000232910(PQKBManifestationID)11220635(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232910(PQKBWorkID)10219403(PQKB)10615096(MiAaPQ)EBC3001606(MiAaPQ)EBC289139(Au-PeEL)EBL3001606(CaPaEBR)ebr10194648(OCoLC)923563613(Au-PeEL)EBL289139(EXLCZ)99100000000034565120041213d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReaders' advisory service in the public library[electronic resource] /Joyce G. Saricks3rd ed.Chicago American Library Association20051 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8389-0897-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and indexes.CONTENTS; A History and Introduction; Reference Sources; Articulating a Book's Appeal; The Readers' Advisory Interview; Background for Readers' Advisors; Promoting and Marketing Readers' Advisory Collections and Services; Training; SUBJECT INDEX;In public libraries, reference librarians are often called on to make recommendations to readers, sometimes in genres that they don't personally read. Learning how to frame a discussion and articulate the appeal of a book, author, or genre marks the essence of a successful readers' advisor. Readers' advisory is defined as, "patron-oriented library service for adult leisure readers," according to Saricks, a noted expert on the subject. In the completely revised third edition of Readers' Advisory Service for Public Libraries, Saricks updates this critically acclaimed how-to guide, making it moreReaders' advisory servicesUnited StatesPublic librariesReference servicesUnited StatesFiction in librariesUnited StatesReaders' advisory servicesPublic librariesReference servicesFiction in libraries025.5/4Saricks Joyce G1696463MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827017103321Readers' advisory service in the public library4076438UNINA