Reviews-Books

__**Selection Tools Project** __

**Booklist [|http://www.booklistonline.com] **


 * COST: Cost $350/ building for online version
 * PUBLICATION: American Library Association
 * REVIEWERS: Librarians and editors listed on the Web site
 * UNIQUE: Included with //Booklist// is a quarterly supplement called //Book Links// which ties books to classroom assignments, themes, etc.
 * SCOPE: Adult fiction and non-fiction; youth fiction and non-fiction, audio, reference, and graphic novels

Bulletin for Children's Books []
 * COST: Institutions: Print or Online $93, Print AND Online $130.20; Individuals: Print $55; Students: $15
 * PUBLICATION: The Johns Hopkins University Press for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Online version also available
 * REVIEWERS: Select students currently in the GSLIS program, librarians, and professors. A complete list of past and present reviewers is available on the website.
 * UNIQUE: The //Bulletin// includes a link called //Guide Book to Gift Books// that can give parents an idea of what books they can give their children as gifts. They even put the books in specific age categories to help parents even further.
 * SCOPE: Picture books, children, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction

**Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (JCKL database)**
 * COST: $295 annual subscription; Special rates for colleges and universities according to size.
 * PUBLICATION: Independent review source
 * REVIEWERS: Librarians, writers, editors, teachers, and professors; a complete list of reviewers is given on the website.
 * UNIQUE: This website provides information about how to contact authors and illustrators to speak at various events. It also gives tips on how to improve different literature events.
 * SCOPE: Child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction

Cooperative Children's Book Center []
 * COST:Free; donations are accepted
 * PUBLICATION: The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
 * REVIEWERS: CCBC librarians
 * UNIQUE: It is free and has a podcast that feature the website's current book of the week.
 * SCOPE: Child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels, multicultural literature, and podcasts.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Federal Resources for Educational Excellence <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[]
 * COST: Free
 * PUBLICATION: U.S. Department of Education with contributions by many federal agencies.
 * REVIEWERS: No reviewers given, but the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence is maintained by the Office of Communications and Outreach and the Department of Education.
 * UNIQUE: 58 federal agencies contribute to FREE
 * SCOPE: Arts and music, health and physical education, history and social studies (U.S. history topics, U.S. time periods, and world studies), language arts, math, and science.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Horn Book Magazine <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[]
 * COST: Varies by location (U.S., Canada, or International) U.S. one year subscription (6 issues) of //The Horn Book Magazine// $49, U.S. one year subscription (2 issues) of //The Horn Book Guide// $49, U.S. one year subscription to //The Horn Book Magazine// and //The Horn Book Guide// $88.
 * PUBLICATION: The Horn Book
 * REVIEWERS: The Horn Book staff; guest reviewers occasionally write book reviews for //The Horn Book Magazine//
 * UNIQUE: The Horn Book turns out a monthly e-newsletter for parents.
 * SCOPE: Child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction, obituaries, and films.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Junior Library Guild []
 * COST: Free to become a member, but it costs money to purchase books.
 * PUBLICATION: The Media Source Family
 * REVIEWERS: The JLG editorial team
 * UNIQUE: Eleanor Roosevelt was a member of the Junior Library Guild's editorial board.
 * SCOPE: Child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels, sports, history, mystery/adventure, and fantasy/science fiction.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Library Media Connection []
 * COST: $44 for a one year subscription, $88 for a two year subscription.
 * PUBLICATION: Linworth Books
 * REVIEWERS: Librarians, teachers, and media/technology specialists
 * UNIQUE: Library Media Connection contains Spanish and bilingual editions of reviews.
 * SCOPE: Software, videos, the latest books, and online resources.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Publishers Weekly []
 * COST: First six weeks free; $4.90 per issue or $249.99 for a one year (print) subscription
 * PUBLICATION: PWxyz
 * REVIEWERS: Select Publishers Weekly staff
 * UNIQUE: Publishers Weekly reviews international books and covers international book fairs and events
 * SCOPE: Child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction,<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> international books, audio, and e-books.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">School Library Journal []
 * COST: $88.99 for 12 issues
 * PUBLICATION: Media Source, Inc.
 * REVIEWERS: SLJ staff; subscribers are able to submit reviews as well
 * UNIQUE: The website contains links to blogs that cover a vast array of subject matters
 * SCOPE: Preschool-adult fiction and non-fiction, graphic novels, professional reading, reference books, digital resources, and multimedia resources.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Teacher Librarian []
 * COST: $56
 * PUBLICATION: Teacher Librarian
 * REVIEWERS: Various writers from the library field
 * UNIQUE: Contains a link to major documents and research that would be helpful to professionals in the field.
 * SCOPE: Textbooks and major documents in the library science field.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">(VOYA) Voice of Youth Advocates []
 * COST: $57 institutional, $46.95 personal
 * PUBLICATION: VOYA
 * REVIEWERS: Librarians, teachers, English teachers, and youth-serving professionals
 * UNIQUE: Contains interviews with select authors
 * SCOPE: Young adult fiction and non-fiction

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Wilson's Graphic Novels (JCKL Database)**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COST: $225 one year subscription
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PUBLICATION: H.W. Wilson Company
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">REVIEWERS: Editorial staff members
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: "The Art Suite" is a link on the website that contains art images from museums around the world
 * SCOPE: Graphic novels for children, adolescents, and young adults

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**REFLECT on what you would favor as your top three tools from this area?**
 * 1) Junior Library Guild- This resources covers a wide range of materials from the basic, child, adolescent, and young adult fiction and non-fiction to sports and fantasy. I believe this would be a good resource to have available because it would be helpful to instruct and guide a wide range of students.
 * 2) Children's Literature Comprehensive Database- I really like that this database instructed librarians on how to contact authors and set up events. When I was in elementary school, the librarians used to set up "Lunch with the Author" where a few students were selected to share lunch with the author of a popular children's book. It was a really great experience and I think it would really be a neat experience for students to get to meet the authors of the books they love.
 * 3) Bulletin for Children's Books- I thought this website was easy to navigate and I also loved that it had a list of books, organized by age, that they could give children for holidays and birthdays. I think this would help out a lot of parents or grandparents that would otherwise have no clue what books to get children.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Ordering Tools

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Bound to Stay Bound []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COST: Depends on the book
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: Contains lesson plans that match the books featured on the website.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Children's fiction and non-fiction and a wide variety of library and education books and standards

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Brodart []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COST: Varies on what you are purchasing
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: This website allows educators to not only order books, but also furniture and supplies.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: This site seems to contain everything a librarian would need to create their library all in one place.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Follett's Titlewave []**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COST: Titlewave requires a membership
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: Titlewave has read-at-home backpacks that contain books and activity sheets (also available in Spanish) that children can take home to continue to improve their reading comprehension.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: PreK-12 fiction and non-fiction books, ebooks, reference and professional books.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Amazon []**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COST: Depends on what is being purchased
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: This website has products that expand beyond books and the library field
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Nearly everything imaginable; both new and used products.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Reflect on which of the top three tools which would be the one you would most likely use?**
 * 1) Brodart- I like that this cite had everything from books to furniture all in one location. Brodart also probably has things on their website that I would not know I needed as a new librarian.
 * 2) Bound to Stay Bound- I really thought it was neat that this website had lesson plans that correlated with the books available to order. I also found it very easy to search for and locate specific books.
 * 3) Follett's Titlewave- I could not access all that this website has to offer because I am not a member, but it seemed like it would be an invaluable resource to a librarian with the great selection of books they provide.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Free Tools From the Web

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Bookfinder.com []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: It allows the user to compare book prices and has rare, out of print, and international books and textbooks.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Millions of books including: new, used, rare, out of print, international books, and textbooks.

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary teen booklists []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE:Contains blogs where teens can discuss books. This website can be a great tool for librarians to see what books kids are talking about and interested in.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Teen literature

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">YALSA best books lists []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: Contains booklists organized by a variety of subjects and genres for young adults including: reader's choice, great graphic novels, best fiction, etc. <span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">SCOPE: Young adult fiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, and films

<span style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Green Bean Teen Queen []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: It features "Tween Tuesday" which is a weekly spot where the website highlights books for tweens. This website was created specifically for children and I think the layout and design would draw students in.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Young adult fiction and non-fiction

<span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #81a3cd; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Ms. Yingling Reads []
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UNIQUE: This website has a special spot with links to other websites about books for boys. It also has book information covering many genres.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SCOPE: Booklists on the following subjects: adventure, fantasy, historical (although it currently is not working), humorous, and sports.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Reflect: Would you have any concerns about using any of the free tools as a selection tool** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My biggest concern with using the free tools is that it seemed that some of the websites are not maintained well. Some of the links that I clicked on no longer worked and you are not guaranteed the best information possible. However, I believe these sites could be a great resource for students that want some direction, outside of school, with what they should read next. Although I would not use these websites as much as the other resources covered in this assignment, I still think they might be helpful.