PLA Handouts
For those who missed sessions at PLA, the handouts, available on the PLA site, can be valuable sources of information. Of course, some of the handouts don’t stand alone, but the following look particularly useful for Readers Advisory information:
165 Readers’ Advisory Tool Kit III: Market Driven Readers’ Advisory -Three More Skills to Increase Your Effectiveness as an RA Librarian
Neal Wyatt’s “SCUBA Gear for Readers’ Advisors” gives her list of favorite resources for staying current with publishing (it’s the 106 K document).
207 When the Story Is True: Practicing Nonfiction Readers’ Advisory
The documents, from Kaite Mediatore Stover (Kansas City, MO) and Barry Trott (Williamsburg, VA) include useful booklists.
227 RX for RA – Training Library Staff in Fiction and Nonfiction
Using these extensive documents from small, medium and large libraries, you could create your own training program.