1. TOOLS FOR SELECTINGNONFICTION FORPUBLIC LIBRARYCOLLECTIONSKatie Midgley

2. Overview: List various resources available for use Outline each resource in detail Show example review Discuss positives and negatives of resource Briefly mention additional resources

3. Amazon Provides succinct summaries Includes editorial reviews and reader reviews 5 star rating system Easy to search individual titles Less suitable to browsing nonfiction in general

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5. Booklist Short but powerful reviews done by ALA Each review shows awards, lists, similar titles Parts of resource free, others require subscription List of helpful blogs Newsletters, alerts

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7. Kirkus Book Review Extremely browser friendly Nonfiction split into variety of categories Helpful lists Kirkus star review system Single sentence summary at end of each review

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10. Library Journal Book Review Prepublication reviews for hundreds of nonfiction titles Collection development page Preview of upcoming nonfiction for the year Express reviews Each book tagged

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12. New York Times Book Review Extensive & in depth reviews Available in print on Sundays and always online Lists with most popular, best sellers, etc. Ability to search reviews back to 1981

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14. NPR Books Links to interviews with authors, reviews, many lists Easy browsing Nonfiction displayed by category Option to follow on twitter, subscribe to podcast, or text updates Excerpts from books available

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16. Publishers Weekly Notable because not afraid to give a poor review Provide reasons why item would help a collection or not Book reviews in addition to information on authors, news, etc. Online and print.

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18. Additional Resources NoveList Various vendors (Baker and Taylor especially helpful for nonfiction) Bookpage

19. Works Cited: Amazon. Web. http://www.amazon.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Booklist Online. Web. http://www.booklistonline.com/ Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Kirkus Reviews. Web. http://www.kirkusreviews.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Library Journal Book Review. Web. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). New York Times Book Review. Web. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). NPR Books. Web. http://www.npr.org/books/ (Accessed 15 Oct 2012). Publishers Weekly. Web. http://www.publishersweekly.com/ (Accessed 15 October 2012).