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OverviewBeginning in the early 1980s, readers' advisory services were a widely discussed topic in North American public libraries. By 2005, almost every public library in the United States and Canada offered some form of readers' advisory service. The services offered have changed significantly, in ways perhaps disadvantageous to adult North American library patrons. This book provides a critical history of readers' advisory philosophy and offers a new perspective on the evolution of the service. The book analyzes the debate that shaped readers' advisory and discusses how the service has assumed its present form. The study follows readers' advisory through its three prominent stages of development, beginning with the period 1870 to 1916, when the service was still a subject of much crucial debate about its meaning and purpose. During the second phase (1917 to 1962), readers' advisory systematically committed itself to meaningful adult education through serious and purposeful reading. The book argues, however, that during the most recent phase of readers' advisory, from 1963 until the present, contemporary public libraries have turned their backs on the rich heritage of readers' advisory services by valorizing the reading of entertainment-oriented and commodified genre titles and bestsellers. Historical analysis, case studies and statistical charts augment the book's central argument. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Juris Dilevko , Candice F.C. MagowanPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.903kg ISBN: 9780786429257ISBN 10: 0786429259 Pages: 258 Publication Date: 13 February 2007 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Adult education , Professional & Vocational , Further / Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Staking Out the Territory of Readers’ Advisory Service 2. Positioning Readers’ Advisory Service Ideologically 3. The Formative Years: Philosophical Debates and Lively Tensions 4. The Commitment to Systematic Adult Education 5. The Devolution into Entertainment 6. Case Studies of Readers’ Advisory Resources in the Early 21st Century 7. The Future of Readers’ Advisory Service Appendix A: Assignments Used in Case Study 1, Chapter 6 Appendix B: Quality of NoveList Informational Records Appendix C: Quality of NoveList Suggestions or Recommendations Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsprovocative --Technicalities; well researched...recommended...provides a solid history --Feliciter; comprehensively referenced...interesting analysis...thought-provoking --The Australian Library Journal. Author InformationJuris Dilevko is a retired associate professor from the University of Toronto. In addition to his books about librarianship, his writings have appeared in American Studies, Journal of Information Ethics, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Library Quarterly, and Reference & User Services Quarterly, among other publications. Candice F.C. Magowan is a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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