Tips and Tricks for Reader's Advisory

So it's not much of a post, but some links to some really great articles.

http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/ra-content-reduce-reuse-recycle by Susan Brown of 658point8.com blog fame.

http://www.sjrlc.org/RAhandouts/annotation.htm handout by Mary K Chelton from the Readers' Advisory: The Complete Spectrum workshop

http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/novelist-special/ra-4-fb-creating-a-social-space-for-readers  using facebook for readers advisory

You found what in that book?

Patrons leave the darndest things in library books.  We've found letters, photos, appointment cards, traffic tickets, credit cards, train tickets, cash, licorice whips, Q-tips and who knows what all in the books that come back to the library.

This week in Indiana librarians found a gun in a hollowed out book.  Check the story out here.

Library Science Dictionary

Just in time for the Librarian I Civil Service exam, follow this link to the Online Dictionary for Library & Information Science courtesy of ABC-CLIO.

Late fees in the news

In other news a woman who's wallet was stolen has been charged $1000 in fees for books checked out on her stolen library card.  Check out the story here.