readings for 20-26 October 2008
reading?
The issue of reading
- To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence by the National Endowment for the Arts (Research Report #47, November 2007)
- The Future of Reading: Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading? by Motoko Rich, in the New York Times, 27 July 2008
- Wanted: Librarian. Book Lovers Need Not Apply - Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 Jan 2007
- A Librarian's Lament: Books Are a Hard Sell by Thomas Washington, Washington Post, 21 January 2007
Readers Advisory thoughts - a bit of background on the service
Things that might help change the situation (in no particular order and just to look at and consider)
- Whichbook
- Complete Review
- lovereading UK - For online book reviews and free opening extracts
- The Monster Librarian
- Novelist
The username and password to use, should you be prompted for one, is on our blog at Username and password for readings
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