LIS-S 524 Adult Readers Advisory
3 credits
- Prerequisite(s): LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507
- Delivery: Online
- Semesters offered: Spring (Check the schedule to confirm.)
Description
This course is designed to teach students how to meet the popular reading needs of adult public library users. Genre fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction titles along with readers’ advisory resources and tools are explored. Readers’ advisory services including the interview, book lists, and book discussion groups are examined. Relevant research, trends and issues related to readers’ advisory are discussed.
Program Learning Goals Supported
Instructors map their courses to specific LIS Program Goals. Mapped program goals drive the design of each course and what students can expect to generally learn.
- Connect Core Values and Professional Ethics to Practice
- Facilitate Engagement in the Information Ecosystem
- Conduct Systematic Research to Inform Decisions
Learning Outcomes
Instructors develop learning outcomes for their courses. Students can expect to be able to achieve the learning outcomes for a given course after successfully completing the course.
- Recommend, examine, analyze, and write about a variety of genre fiction and non-fiction title and related emergent issues.
- Provide readers’ advisory services including: interviewing, recommending, writing, and creating original content/subject focused book lists.
- Evaluate readers’ advisory tools and resources.
- Moderate groups for book discussions.
- Build professional relationships with peers by sharing resources and ideas, discussing issues, and evaluating the work of others.
Course Overview
Instruction is in Canvas. Lessons are organized into Modules whose length may vary.
Module 1: Blogs, and Reader Profiles, History of Readers’ Advisory
- Course Syllabi
- Creating and Using a Blog
- Reader Profiles
- Genres Covered in this Class
- History of Readers’ Advisory
- Class Expectations
Module 2: Appeal
- Rule of Three
- Understanding Appeal
- Annotations
- Readers’ Advisory Interviews
- Interactive Readers’ Advisory
Module 3: Adrenaline Genres: Suspense, Thriller, & Adventure
- Readers Advisor Tools
- Online Resources
- Novelist
- Suspense, Thriller, & Adventure Genres
Module 4: Reader’s Advisory Transaction
- Readers’ Advisory Interviews
- Professionalism
- Secret Shopper
Module 5: Professional Book Reviews
- Book Review Resources
- Professional Publications
- Analyzing Reviews
- Submitting Reviews for Publication
Module 6: Emotions Genres: Horror & Romance
- Integrated Advisory
- Booktalking for Adult Audiences
- Horror & Romance Genres
Module 7: Intellect Genres: Mysteries & Science Fiction
- Book Controversies
- Literary Hoaxes
- Celebrity Book Clubs
- Mystery and Science Fiction Genres
Module 8: Emotions Genre: Relationship Fiction and Gentle Reads
- Quality vs. Demand
- Special Topics Paper
- Relationship Fiction & Gentle Reads Genre
Module 9: Book Discussions
- Book Club Creation
- Leading Discussion
- Book Club Experience
Module 10: Landscape Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Westerns
- E-Books
- Audiobooks
- Appeal of Non-Traditional Reading
- Fantasy, Historical Fiction, & Western Genres
Module 11: Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Book Awards, Book Lists
- Book Awards
- Book Lists
- Readers’ Advisory Matrix
- Literary Fiction and Non-fiction Genres
Module 12: New Adult & Young Adult Novels
- Graphic Novels
- New Adult & Young Adult “Genres”
Module 13: Diverse Books
- Urban Fiction
- Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Fiction
- Own Voices
Module 14: Marketing of Readers’ Advisory Services
- Promoting and Marketing
- Covid Takeaways
- Promoting Resources Digitally
- Social Media
- Form Based Readers’ Advisory
Module 15: Culture of Reading
- Decline of Reading?
- Evolving Readers
- Future of Libraries
Policies and Procedures
Please be aware of the following linked policies and procedures. Note that in individual courses instructors will have stipulations specific to their course.