Chapter 19
The article, Finding a “good book”: What a Real Readers Advisor Does is found in chapter 19, and reading this article came at a perfect time. In my other course that I am currently taking, we are discussing how to conduct a reference interview and this concept was briefly discussed in the article. With the information that was provided in the article on how to be a readers advisor (RA), I was able to see how this is different from conducting a reference interview. One main difference, as described in the article, is that in a readers advisor discussion, the reader “takes the lead”, which is opposite of a reference interview where the librarian “takes the lead”. A readers advisor discussion can be done using direct advising techniques, being face-to-face or in a face-to-group setting, or using indirect advising techniques which are using displays, lists, websites, or online resources (social media, blogs). The article also stresses the fact that no matter which advising technique is used, the main point of a readers advisor is to “help a reader find a book that person would like to read”, by recommending suggestions on books that match as specifically as possible “within the various kinds of appeal the readers want”.
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