Slides from February 10, 2015 webcast with Library Journal. Register here: http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/news-article/webinar-the-year-of-the-ra-makeover

1. #ramakeover

2. Robin Nesbitt, Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Jackie Parker, Lead Librarian for Readers’ Services, Sno-Isle Libraries
Becky Spratford, Readers' Advisory Librarian, Berwyn Public Library
Duncan Smith, Vice President, NoveList (moderator)
Today’s Panelists
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3. Why are you focusing
on RA now?
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4. Reading Conversations at CML
Our Purpose: To Inspire Reading, Share Resources and
Connect People
The intent of reading conversations is to engage customers
in sharing their reading interests and to suggest additional
titles of interest. We want customers to see library staff as
the go-to resource for reading suggestions.
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6. How did you get staff
buy in?
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7. Who is responsible for providing Readers’ Advisory in your library?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
All staff members provide READERS'
ADVISORY to the public
Certain staff members/subject
specialists provide RA
Library has full-time readers' advisors
on staff
Other
From 2014 Survey by NoveList & Library Journal Survey #ramakeover

8. Reader’s Advisory is not about
increasing circulation, but
establishing a relationship with the
reader so that they will come back
again and again
– Neal Wyatt
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9. “What is the use of a book, thought Alice,
without ….conversations?” Lewis Carroll

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11. Readers’ Advisory
Information Services – Breakdown by Job Title

12. Where are you in
your RA makeover?
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13. From 2014 Survey by NoveList & Library Journal Survey
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16. Low book
knowledge
Comfortable with RA
Uncomfortable with RA
High book
knowledge
Readers’ Advisory Approaches
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17. Lots of Time
High Touch
Low Touch
No Time
Kinds of Readers
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18. Topic Date/Time
Beyond Book Displays: Helping Readers Help Themselves March 17 3pm
Meeting Your Community’s Demand for Books (The Mix of
Collection Development and Readers’ Advisory)
March 25 2pm
Creating Engaging Book Displays April 16 2pm
RA Programming for Kids May 14 2pm
Upcoming Free Events
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19. Thank You!
If you’re interested… stay here for a 10
minute demonstration of how to use
NoveList to improve your RA service
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20. Success Story
How one library is using NoveList
to improve their RA service
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21. Help readers find great books
with NoveList Plus
Add recommendations to your
catalog with NoveList Select
Promote your reader services
with LibraryAware
NoveList Complete
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22. New Hanover Public Library
NoveList Plus NoveList Select LibraryAware
They use it at the
reference desk with
patrons as a source of
read-alikes.
They also use it as
inspiration when creating
items in LibraryAware.
They love having read-
alikes in their catalog –
very popular with their
patrons.
Using this to create
bookmarks, flyers,
widgets, etc. to promote
their reader services.
They love NextReads,
plus they create their
own newsletters.
+ +
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23. Patrons are always really
surprised at how quickly
we can find a title for
them using NoveList
Plus.”
--New Hanover County Public Library
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24. NoveList Select
in the NHCPL
catalog
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25. NoveList Select is “like having a
reference librarian at their
fingertips. A lot of patrons don’t
like using the online catalog.
Sometimes this is a game-
changer because they get to see
all the great features in the
online catalog.”
--New Hanover County Public Library
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26. LibraryAware
widgets on the
NHCPL home page

27. "The single, biggest, awesome,
cool thing about LibraryAware is
that it gives us a way to create a
professional, streamlined look
across the board, yet put the
creative content capabilities into
the hands of the people who are
doing the doggone programs.“
--New Hanover County Public Library
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28. A reading map made by
NHCPL in LibraryAware,
using read-alikes from
NoveList Plus
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29. NoveList Complete “saves [us] a
lot of time with the products
being able to talk to each other. I
wish more companies were as
interconnected with their
resources.”
--New Hanover County Public Library
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30. LibraryAware is helping
NHCPL increase ebook
circulation by 500%
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31. NoveList NoveList Select LibraryAware
Face-to-face RA 
Staff education 
Promoting library programs  
E-newsletters   
Form-based RA  
Enriched catalog records   
Helping readers browse  
Self check recommendations 
Bibliographies  
Book displays 
Shelf talkers 
Posters 
Brochures 
We can help your library with…

32. Thank You!
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