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--- module_10_children_ref-ex [2021/07/01 23:16] – sfranks
+++ module_10_children_ref-ex [2023/11/07 22:24] (current) – ita_hanssens
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   * If the project is based on a current news story, you may need to check news sources like some that are available on [[https://www.nswnet.net/|NSW.net]]
-  * What do you do when you cant find the information you need? What follow up do you do? Talk with your colleagues about other strategies.
+  * What do you do when you can't find the information you need? What follow up do you do? Talk with your colleagues about other strategies.
   * Mention any popular topics and assignments to your children's staff.
   * The techniques are similar for enquiries of general interest like where are the dinosaur or digger books.
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   * Guide the child to use the Catalogue to find the information they are looking for.
   * Have a look at your library website for resources for children. How easy is this information to find? How easy is it to work out the age group it is intended for?
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   - Check your library's collection development policy.
-  - What kind of materials which relate to reference are collected for children?
+  - What kind of reference materials are collected for children?
   - Does your library collect textbooks?
   - List three relevant aspects relating to children and internet access as outlined in the [[https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/public-library-services/library-council-guidelines|Library Council Guidelines]].
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   * How is the collection divided by age? Read a couple of titles from the children's collection.
   * When suggesting a "book to read", a good place to start is to ask what other books the child has read and why they enjoyed them.
-  * [[https://wiki.libraries.nsw.gov.au/doku.php?id=doorways_or_appeal_characteristics_readers_advisory&s[]=nancy&s[]=pearl|Nancy Pearl]] gateways are helpful.
+  * Readers will respond to different appeal factors such as pacing, characterisation, story line, frame/setting, tone, language/style see [[https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/info/the-readers-advisory-guide-to-genre-fiction-third-edition-00007291|The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction]]
   * [[https://indyreads.libraries.nsw.gov.au/list/4807|Indyreads]] resources for readers' advisory.
   * Has someone at your library attended the Rewarding reading training?  Contact Ellen Forsyth for more information.