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Reading Still Matters - by Catherine Ross & Lynne McKechnie & Paulette Rothbauer (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • About the Author: Catherine Sheldrick Ross, is dean and professor emerita of the Faculty of Information & Media Studies, University of Western Ontario.
  • 272 Pages
  • Language + Art + Disciplines, Library & Information Science

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About the Book



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 been--recent 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 Synopsis



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 been--recent 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.



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"Easily digestible chapter segments, tips for librarians and educators, and references within each section. VERDICT Purchase where current literacy research is in demand." --School Library Journal



About the Author



Catherine Sheldrick Ross, is dean and professor emerita of the Faculty of Information & Media Studies, University of Western Ontario.

Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie is professor at the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario, a former children's librarian, and coauthor of Libraries Unlimited's Reading Matters.

Paulette M. Rothbauer is associate professor at the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario, and coauthor of Libraries Unlimited's Reading Matters.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Library & Information Science
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Catherine Ross & Lynne McKechnie & Paulette Rothbauer
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 2018
TCIN: 92525844
UPC: 9781440855764
Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-6558
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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