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Readers’ Advisory in the Engineering Library
Scott CurtisLinda Hall Library
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The Power of Reading!
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Nikola Tesla enjoys a book in the lab
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What is Readers’ Advisory (RA)?
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“…an organized program promoting bothfiction and non-fiction discretionary readingfor the dual purposes of satisfying readerneeds and advancing a culture’s goal of aliterate population.”
-Bill Crowley, in “A History of Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library”
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Why recreational reading now?Recreational reading –• Improves writing• Hones critical thinking skills• Enhances the ability to
structure and remember data• Provides a cultural context
into which other knowledge may be integrated
• Builds habits conducive to life-long learning
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Leisure readers say reading provides…
• Heightened understanding of people and relationships
• New knowledge of other countries, cultures, and historical periods
• Spark for imagination and creativity, a “livelier mind”
• Insight into different perspectives
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Barriers to Adopting RA
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How do we do RA?
• Understand genres• Learn to articulate appeal
factors to recommend books across genres
• Encourage the reading of “narrative nonfiction” about engineering and technology
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You don’t have to be Nancy Pearl!
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How to promote RA and recreational reading
• Library displays• Newsletters (summer 2009.pdf )
• Social networking tools ( Goodreads, FB, etc.)
• Community-wide reading events
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Questions/Comments?
Scott CurtisHead of Reference Services
Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology5109 Cherry Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2498(816) 926-8739