From: Rose Stuart <youthserviceslibrarian>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:36:52 -0400

I do use blog-based reviews as a supplement to professional review journals. On occasion, they have brought books to my attention that I had previously missed. In addition, the alternative viewpoints and styles of blog-based reviews can provide insightful counterpoints to the more traditional (yet still highly valuable) review sources.

-Rose


Rose M. Stuart Youth Services Librarian East Greenbush Community Library 10 Community Way East Greenbush, NY 12061 Ph. 518-477-7476 Fax 518-477-6692 www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/ On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Kathleen T. Horning < horning at education.wisc.edu> wrote:

> 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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-- 
Rose M. Stuart
Youth Services Librarian
East Greenbush Community Library
10 Community Way
East Greenbush, NY 12061
Ph. 518-477-7476 Fax 518-477-6692
www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/

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