In my
branch, people definitely want the universally popular books like anything by James Patterson, Lee Child, Danielle Steel, Daniel Silva, Stephen King, etc. If it’s on the
NYT bestsellers list, then our users want to read it. The NYT best seller list
site is nice because often our users will just say “the new one by “fill in the
blank””. I can check the site and easily get the title if I don’t remember it
on my own. It’s also nice to just scan in preparation for the holds we will
inevitable get for everything on the list.
NPR is also
clearly listened to/read online by our users because we often get requests
starting with “I don’t know the title, but I heard about it on NPR”. When that
is the situation, I can usually find the book they are referring to by going to
NPR Books online.
Early Word— The main site
is a nice updated collection of relevant events with respect to the literary
world. For instance, today they have a blurb about an author’s passing and
their works (this often prompts requests in the library) as well as information
about David McCullough’s appearance on the last episode of The Daily Show. These
are cultural relevant events that I enjoy knowing about as an information
specialist. I LOVE the New title radar. It is an easy way to get a hint of what
people might be looking for in the coming weeks. I like the Holds Alert section
for this reason too. I also like the various links to the Best Books, Best
Sellers lists. It makes it easy to have these resource lists in one location.
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