From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:46:38 -0700

Wow...this is a real can of worms...in all honesty, I do consider blog reviews for book selection and I confess to peeking at the customer reviews on Amazon...I may take them with a grain of salt but I still read them. The more well written the reviews are, the more notice I give them.

As a selector, I read hundreds of trade journal reviews. Typically, the reviews are conflicting which makes me wonder about the subjective nature of any review. I have bought starred review titles and flipped through them thinking, yuck! To each his own.

When building library collections, I think diversity in reading tastes is vital. If I bought only what I considered worthwhile, we'd have a biased collection for sure.

Celeste Steward, Librarian IV, Collection Development Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen T. Horning Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:56 AM To: ccbc-net at lists.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Book review blogs

A lot of people have shared their favorite children's and YA literature blogs, offering their rationales for reading them. It's nice to see such

variety and enthusiasm for the blogs that have sprung up in the past few

years.

I'm wondering if anyone uses the blog reviews of new books in library book selection. Do they influence what you purchase? How do you think blog reviews measure up to reviews from professional review journals?

KT

Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-263-3721 FAX: 608-262-4933

horning at education.wisc.edu http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/



Kimberly Gotches wrote:
> I am amazed at how many interesting blogs there are out there. I have
been
> missing out! I have a few blogs to share that I learned about at a
great
> Children's Literature workshop at the printer's Row Book Fair by
Esther
> Hershenhorn. I don't believe these have been mentioned yet?
>
> - kidlitosphere/ blog central
> http://www.asuen.com/blog.central.blog.tours.html
> - cynsations www.cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com
> - jacketflap http://www.jacketflap.com/megablog/index.asp
>
> Thanks for all the great resources! :)
>
> - Kimberly Gotches
>
> P.S. Thanks largely to all your helpful advice, I have decided to go
back
> to school to get certified as a school librarian! I really appreciate
all
> the comments everyone made when I asked questions about the field. I
can't
> wait to join you all in becoming a professional in the children's
literature
> world. :)
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