Stacia'spot

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/05/your-role-in-readers-advisory/ http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/05/jack-of-all-trades-readers-advisory-how-to-learn-a-little-about-a-lot/ The articles that I looked up were on the public library atmosphere and the problems that we face when patrons ask for a book recommendation. This has happened to me quite a few times when a patron asks me what type of book they should read next based off of an author that they just finished. The first article touches on how we as clerks can help out people finding specific genres and books they might enjoy and the second really discusses different theory's in recommending books and how to recommend them. According to the second article, " Many readers’ advisory courses and articles caution against pushing your favorite books or authors on a patron. I’m going to buck convention here and say that while yes, you must avoid only giving out your favorites, you do need to become so well-versed in ...

In class last week we met in the Hatcher library and had a class taught by Shevon! I always like it when we have guest lecturers in any class because its a fun way to switch it up. Shevon took us on a tour of Hatcher and Shaprio libraries, to the reference room, the back stacks and the artifacts room (that’s definitely not the correct title of it… the place where people study artifacts and articles on a much deeper level). Shevon's main goal for class was to show us all of the reasons for reference as well as teaching us where the reference spots are on campus.  I really enjoyed the point in class when we went looking for a reference item and had to decide where exactly in a library the reference item could possibly go. It was really interesting to think about, in depth, the reasoning behind why something goes where. Cataloging is not my forte but I do like learning about it. Another interesting aspect is all of the different topics that there a...