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From: Del Negro, Janice <jdelnegro_at_dom.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:33:20 -0600
It would be a very interesting research topic, but designing the methodology might be difficult.
Deliberations for many of these awards is closed, that is, open to committee members only (unlike Notables, which are open to all) and members of the awards committees sign an agreement to keep the discussions confidential.
I think asking former committee members their own personal perceptions of the awards' purpose might be doable- what do those who are more knowledgeable about the awards' process think is feasible?
Watching the discussions on the list re: the awards seems to indicate a real need for transparency.
Best, Janice M. Del Negro GSLIS/Dominican University River Forest, Illinois
"Vocation is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." ~Frederick Buechner
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From: Killeen, Erlene
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:38 PM To: CCBC Network Subject: RE:
ccbc-net digest: February 22, 2010
In response to the % of fiction and non-fiction in the different awards (quote below), I think it would be important to think about the people choosing. Are librarians looking for really good fiction books to give a boost? Are we just prone to reading and enjoying fiction more? Do the committees assume that is the goal -- to award a best fiction for the age group? There's an interesting research topic for some graduate student! Erlene
"It's also interesting that both the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize feature nonfiction as 60% of their shortlist, while the Newbery and Printz only 20%. Thoughts?"
Erlene Bishop Killeen erlene.killeen_at_stoughton.k12.wi.us Stoughton Area Schools 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:33:20 -0600
It would be a very interesting research topic, but designing the methodology might be difficult.
Deliberations for many of these awards is closed, that is, open to committee members only (unlike Notables, which are open to all) and members of the awards committees sign an agreement to keep the discussions confidential.
I think asking former committee members their own personal perceptions of the awards' purpose might be doable- what do those who are more knowledgeable about the awards' process think is feasible?
Watching the discussions on the list re: the awards seems to indicate a real need for transparency.
Best, Janice M. Del Negro GSLIS/Dominican University River Forest, Illinois
"Vocation is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." ~Frederick Buechner
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From: Killeen, Erlene
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:38 PM To: CCBC Network Subject: RE:
ccbc-net digest: February 22, 2010
In response to the % of fiction and non-fiction in the different awards (quote below), I think it would be important to think about the people choosing. Are librarians looking for really good fiction books to give a boost? Are we just prone to reading and enjoying fiction more? Do the committees assume that is the goal -- to award a best fiction for the age group? There's an interesting research topic for some graduate student! Erlene
"It's also interesting that both the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize feature nonfiction as 60% of their shortlist, while the Newbery and Printz only 20%. Thoughts?"
Erlene Bishop Killeen erlene.killeen_at_stoughton.k12.wi.us Stoughton Area Schools 1601 West South Street Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-5181
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