2019 readers' advisory seminar 20 March 2019
Readers’ advisory and science fiction, ebook research and Austlit. Please use this link to book
This seminar for NSW public library staff will be an action packed day of professional development for readers’ advisory and collection staff. In the adult fiction stock quality health check science fiction was an area which libraries struggled with. It was also the genre which library staff said they wanted more information about so they can better help the readers at their libraries. While this seminar will focus on science fiction it will also include ebook research, Austlit and the ever popular ten slides in five minute sessions.
This seminar is a collaboration between the State Library of NSW and the NSW Readers’ advisory working group.
As preparation for the seminar read at least one of the Future tense short stories on Slate. It would be great if you could read the response essay as well. This will be discussed as part of the day.
If you are sharing about the day on social media please use #ra2019. You can buy a bag, a note book and much more to show your support for this (note there is no profit made by selling these).
20 March 2019, Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library of NSW
Readers’ advisory seminar
9:30 Welcome to State Library of NSW by Dr John Vallance, State Librarian.
9.45 - 10.35 Professor Kimberlee Weatherall discussing research into the availability of ebooks for lending and the terms of that access. This is important research about access to content. You can follow Dr Rebecca Giblin on twitter @rgibli and Professor Kimberlee Weatherall @kim_weatherall
10.35 - 10.45 Stand and stretch - what are two ideas you will take back to the library from this session. If you are online, please use chat to discuss this same area with others who are watching the seminar by streaming.
10.45 - 11.30 hear from author Daniel O’Malley, author of The Rook and Stiletto you can follow Daniel O'Malley on twitter @denimalley
11.30 - 11.35 Stand and stretch
11. 40 - 12.30 Megan Rosol is a librarian at Skokie Library in Illinois who is a specialist in science fiction. Megan will speak about approachable readers' advisory services for science fiction based on appeal factors. This talk bring together the most asked for genre in the evaluations from the 2018 readers’ advisory seminar, and the collection challenges highlighted by the adult fiction stock quality health check. You can follow Megan Rosol on twitter @rosol
Lunch 12.30 - 1.20 in the Macquarie Room
In the lunch queue talk about science fiction short story you have read - focus on appeal characteristics (not if you liked it) using points from Megan’s talk. If you are online, please use chat to discuss this same area with others who are watching the seminar by streaming.
1.20 - 2:10 ten slides in five minute talks
* 5 days RA challenge 2018, Library Lovers’ day 2019 Shazia Iftikhar Canterbury Bankstown Libraries
- Bookends Literacy Assist and Red ‘Rapped Reads Gunnedah Library
- Hornsby Library book club promotion Jodie Dolden Hornsby Library
- Using RA to promote our eLibrary collections Taryn Khamlu Hornsby Library
- Recent readers’ advisory programs Susan McIlroy Goulburn Library
- Read with the Cats Monique Akauola from Sutherland Libraries
- Newcastle's Summer of Crime Patricia Annetts City of Newcastle Libraries
2:10 - 2:50 2:10 - 2:50 Helen Byfield, Sophie Long, and Allyx Lathrope from Kinokuniya talking about trends in science, science fiction and other key collection areas.
2:50 - 3.00 Stand and stretch - find someone you have not talked with, and share one or two ideas which you will be taking back from today.
3.00 - 3.45 Find out how the Austlit database can be used for readers’ advisory. Austlit is an authoritative database about Australian literature and storytelling, with biographical and bibliographical information, full text, exhibitions and rich online content. Presentation will be by Kerry Kilner and Dr Catriona Mills @circulatinglib You can follow Austlit on twitter @AustLit
3.45 - 4.00 ten slides in five minute talks part 2
This seminar is a collaboration between the State Library of NSW and the NSW Readers’ advisory working group.