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Reading still matters : what the research reveals about reading, libraries, and community / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie, and Paulette M. Rothbauer.
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- ISBN: 9781440855764 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xi, 258 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The company of readers / Catherine Sheldrick Ross -- Becoming a reader : childhood years / Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie -- Young adults and reading / Paulette M. Rothbauer -- Adult readers / Catherine Sheldrick Ross -- Coda: reading becomes you. |
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| Subject: | Books and reading. Reading promotion. Reading interests. Popular literature. Public services (Libraries) Libraries and community. Reading > Social aspects. |
- ABC-CLIO
Reading is more important than it has ever beenârecent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful evidence that can be used to justify the establishment, maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of library activities: reference, collection building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more.
This edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book will help library administrators and personnel convey the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.
- ABC-CLIO
Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools.
Reading is more important than it has ever beenârecent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful evidence that can be used to justify the establishment, maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of library activities: reference, collection building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more.This edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book will help library administrators and personnel convey the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.
- Provides proof of the library's vital role in readers' lives, information that may be used to justify services and collections
- Compiles current research on reading from diverse sources and presents it intuitively, saving librarians time and energy when searching for research findings
- Offers a clear rationale for making pleasure reading a priority in libraries and in schools
- Book News
In this follow-up to the 2006 title Reading Matters: What the Research Reveals about Reading, Libraries, and Community, about 80 percent of the content is new, encompassing discussion of topics such as digital reading, multi-literacies, YA literature, comics, censorship, and therapeutic reading. Digital formats are discussed throughout the book, and there is an essay on the implications of digital and electronic culture on reading and writing. The book summarizes the latest research on the role of reading and libraries in peopleâs lives, in chapters grouped by children, young adults, and adult readers. An introductory chapter considers general issues on reading for pleasure and surveys disciplinary approaches to research on reading. The bookâs audience includes library staff, library trustees, and students in library and information science programs, as well as teachers and parents. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - McMillan Palgrave
Drawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools.
Reading is more important than it has ever beenârecent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful evidence that can be used to justify the establishment, maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of library activities: reference, collection building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more.
This edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book will help library administrators and personnel convey the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.
