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From: Nancy Silverrod <nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:49:50 -0800
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In my opinion, the reviewer is both responsible to the reader, and the books eller or librarian who acts as an intermediary in making books accessible wh ile keeping in mind the many issues including limited budgets, limited space , balance of a collection, currency of topics, etc.
Reviews can sometimes be painful for the creator of the work. I don't see an y way around that. I do think reviews are useful feedback to publishers.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by aut horities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-19 74) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
From: Diane Foote
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:18 AM To: bookmarch_at_aol.com Cc: Hunt.Jo@monet.k12.ca.us; ccbc-net@lists.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
reviewing
This brings up a thought-provoking question (and I haven't visited Nonfictio n Matters yet; will do so shortly): What is the audience to whom reviewers a re most responsible/accountable? Authors and publishers (the creators/produc ers of items reviewed)? The readers of their journals (purchasers of the ite ms reviewed)? Both? Neither? Some other entity or combination? Foote On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM, wrote:
Inspired by the discussion here I've devoted my blog today over at Nonfictio n Matters (on the SLJ site) to some of the same points Jonathan raises -- bu t from the author's POV. My sense is that reviewers are intensely aware of t heir advising and gate keeping role -- which easily turns into a checklist o f Hot Button Concerns and Meets Needs approvals -- which leaves any real eng agement with the many layers of a book for future readers.
Marc Aronson
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:49:50 -0800
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In my opinion, the reviewer is both responsible to the reader, and the books eller or librarian who acts as an intermediary in making books accessible wh ile keeping in mind the many issues including limited budgets, limited space , balance of a collection, currency of topics, etc.
Reviews can sometimes be painful for the creator of the work. I don't see an y way around that. I do think reviews are useful feedback to publishers.
Nancy Silverrod, Librarian San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94122-4733 nsilverrod_at_sfpl.org 415-557-4417
Our heads are round so that thoughts can change direction. -Francis Picabia, painter and poet (1879-1953) Our memories are card indexes consulted and then returned in disorder by aut horities whom we do not control. -Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-19 74) A closed mind is like a closed book: just a block of wood. -Chinese Proverb
From: Diane Foote
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:18 AM To: bookmarch_at_aol.com Cc: Hunt.Jo@monet.k12.ca.us; ccbc-net@lists.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
reviewing
This brings up a thought-provoking question (and I haven't visited Nonfictio n Matters yet; will do so shortly): What is the audience to whom reviewers a re most responsible/accountable? Authors and publishers (the creators/produc ers of items reviewed)? The readers of their journals (purchasers of the ite ms reviewed)? Both? Neither? Some other entity or combination? Foote On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM, wrote:
Inspired by the discussion here I've devoted my blog today over at Nonfictio n Matters (on the SLJ site) to some of the same points Jonathan raises -- bu t from the author's POV. My sense is that reviewers are intensely aware of t heir advising and gate keeping role -- which easily turns into a checklist o f Hot Button Concerns and Meets Needs approvals -- which leaves any real eng agement with the many layers of a book for future readers.
Marc Aronson
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