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Australian and New Zealand resources for readers' advisers
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| General resources for readers' advisers |
| Information on Australian and New Zealand books and authors |
| Australian and New Zealand library readers' advisory websites |
| Australian and New Zealand readers' advisory wikis, blogs and e-lists |
Details of our Rewarding Reading readers' advisers training workshop
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General resources
Free resources:
Use Trove, a discovery service from the National Library of Australia,
to search for reliable information from Australia's memory institutions - books, reports, newspapers, maps, pictures, artworks, archived websites, and much more.
Fantastic fiction - bibliographies for over 25,000 authors; information on over 300,000 books
Whichbook.net - this UK site has an interesting and different way of retrieving recommendations for fiction reading
What's Next: Books in Series, from Kent District Library, Michigan
LibraryThing - catalogue your own book collection online; connect with people
who read the same things; find books with similar tags and see suggestions for similar books you might like
Subscription products - many public libraries provide access to these resources for their members - contact your local public library:
Fiction Connection and and its companion, Non-Fiction Connection,
readers’ advisory tools for Bowker’s BooksInPrint.com customers
NoveList and other associated EBSCO readers' advisory databases
What do I read next? from Gale, covering popular and classic fiction and non-fiction
The Reader’s Advisor Online, from Libraries Unlimited, based on the content of the Genreflecting series,
covering fiction and non-fiction and read-alikes
Who else writes like...?, the online version of a guide
designed to help lovers of fiction discover new authors, from LISU at Loughborough University. Look up an author, discover alternative authors
who write in a similar style, browse by genre, look up characters and prize winners.
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Information on Australian and New Zealand books and authors
The select list below includes sites useful for readers' advisers interested in information about Australian and New Zealand books and authors:
The National Library of Australia catalogue
AustLit - online resource for Australian literature [subscription product]
Australian Book Review - broad, independent coverage of the latest books and ideas
API Review of Books - an online monthly produced by the Australian Studies Centre at Curtin University of Technology in association with the Australian Public Intellectual Network
Good Reading magazine
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) websites, such as Books (ABC Arts Online), or The BookShow
Books Alive - an Australian Government initiative that aims to encourage all Australians to experience the joys of reading
The Australian Government's Culture and Recreation Portal - the section on literature and books has 20 long pages of linksAustralian Booksellers Association
Australian Publishers Association
Australian Society of Authors
Australian children's choice awards - book awards, national and state-based, in which children are the judges
Inside a dog - a website for young people about books
Books and Reading for Young People - with an Australian bias. From the Australian School Library Association NSW Branch
Children's Book Council of Australia
Focus on fiction, from Curriculum Materials Information Services - authors and illustrators, book awards, Children's Book Week, classroom activities and resources for promoting reading,reading suggestions
Classic Australian Works, hosted by Sydney University Press. Classic Australian Works uses digital printing technology to print books on demand and deliver them to consumers worldwide
The Project Gutenberg Library of Australiana - Australian writers and works about Australia
New Zealand Book Council
Romance Writers of Australia
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Australian and New Zealand readers'advisory websites
| | There are numerous websites devoted to readers' advisory information and resources. Here's a select list of Australian and New Zealand library readers' advisory websites:
Book Guides and Author Interviews - Inner West Information (Sydney)
Book Lovers' Resources - Coffs Harbour City Library & Information Service
Literature - reading recommendations - Christchurch City Libraries
Pseudonyms, a list of popular fiction authors and their pseudonyms (aliases).
Read & Relax - State Library of Tasmania
Read Books, Magazines, Newspapers - ACT Virtual Library (ACT Public Library)
Readers - Southern Tablelands (NSW) Regional Library Service
Reading Booklists - Stonnington Library
Popular Topics: Fiction - Wellington (NZ) City Libraries
Sequel Search, from Eastern Regional Libraries, Victoria
Series & Sequels, from Gladstone City Library, Queensland
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Australian and New Zealand wikis, blogs and e-lists |
| Australian public library readers' advisory e-list, wikis and blogs:
AliaREAD – Australian e-list for discussion of readers advisory services in public libraries
NSW Readers Advisory: a blog for NSW Public Library Network staff with an interest in readers advisory work
Readers' Advisory Services wiki - from the NSW Readers' Advisory Working Group,
the wiki provides resources, ideas, and tips for NSW, ACT and NT public library staff to use in their readers advisory services. The wiki aims to promote the enjoyment of reading and library collections.
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