2.1 Demonstrate an understanding of reader development

Table of Contents

1. Objectives of reader development
2. Reading promotions
3. Genre
4. Literacy initiatives
5. Reader-centred stock selection
   1. Resources
   2. Additional resources
   3. Library catalogues
   4. Bibliographies
   5. Review journals
   6. Publishers' lists
   7. Pre-publication lists
   8. Specialist suppliers
   9. Showroom and bookshop visits
   10. Trade publications

Library catalogues

Online library catalogues can assist you in your search for appropriate material. Most UK library catalogues can be searched via the Internet.

The UK Public Libraries Page http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html is a useful resource, linking to the web-available catalogues.

Some services "clump" together the catalogues of several libraries. A single-search interface is used to cross-search multiple catalogues in a single search action, such as http://opac.ni-libraries.net/cgi-bin/nireland.vps.sh for Northern Ireland or the CAIRNS service, which brings together a range of Scottish library catalogues: http://cairns.lib.strath.ac.uk/CAIRNSService/ZCatSrch.cfm

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