Reviews-Books+LIS+5250

**Booklist [|http://www.booklistonline.com]**
 * COST: Cost $350/ building for online version
 * PUBLICATION: American Library Association
 * REVIEWERS: Librarians and editors listed on the Web site
 * UNIQUE: Included with //Booklist// is a quarterly supplement called //Book Links// which ties books to classroom assignments, themes, etc.
 * SCOPE: Adult fiction and non-fiction; youth fiction and non-fiction, audio, reference, and graphic novels

Bulletin for Children's Books http://bccb.lis.illinois.edu/
 * COST:PUBLICATION: Johns Hopkins University PressREVIEWERS: A complete list of reviewers is available on the site, all reviewers hold a master's degree or higher, several have been college professors.
 * Institutions: Print or Online US $93
 * Institutions: Print and Online US $130.20
 * Individuals: Print US $55
 * Students: US $15
 * UNIQUE: The Bulletin is a themed monthly list of children's/young adult books. They also have a gift giving guide, so you can select the perfect book as a gift.
 * SCOPE: The site covers children/youth fiction and non fiction books.
 * SCOPE: The site covers children/youth fiction and non fiction books.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (JCKL database) http://www.childrenslit.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: They offer a free trial program and after that it is $295 annually. They do offer discounts and special pricing for certain organizations.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: Independent review, they are not affiliated with any publisher.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: Reviewers on the site include teachers, librarians, authors, and editors. A complete list of reviewers is available on site.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: They provide support for book sales at numerous events, leftover materials can be purchased from the site for a 50% discount. Their literature reviews are also available through Barnes & Noble.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: They review children's and young adult books

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cooperative Children's Book Center http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: There's no cost but the website lists several ways that you can support the CCBC
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: CCBC School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: Reviewers are the CCBC librarians, a list is available on the site, as well as bios on each one.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: The CCBC is a study and research library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, they release a once a year list of their top pics in children's and young adult literature.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: Children's and Young Adult Literature

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Federal Resources for Educational Excellence [|http://free.ed.gov]
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: Free
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: Department of Education
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: The site is maintained by the Office of Communications and Outreach.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: I think it's unique because of the scope of information it offers, not just a listing of books. It's nice to have so many subjects accessible from one source.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: The site has resources for teachers and students encompassing numerous areas of education.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Horn Book Magazine []
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: They have a free monthly newsletter and a free demo of the Horn Online. PUBLICATION: Horn BookREVIEWERS: Both the magazine and the guide have a set of reviewers, all their names and bios are available on the website.
 * <span style="color: #8a290a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Horn Book Guide Online has a 7 day pass for $7, 4 months for $24, or a year for $48
 * <span style="color: #8a290a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The print version of the Horn Book Guide for one year is $49
 * <span style="color: #8a290a; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The printed Horn Book Magazine for one year is $49 or you can get both the printed guide and magazine for $88 a year
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: The website has a parent resource section with information on books, museums in your area, reviews of movies based on children's books, and information on family reading activities.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: Children's and Young Adult Literature

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: Membership is free, but you do need to provide the information for the library you work for.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: Media Source Inc.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: JLG editorial team reviews material for the year and selects just over 400 titles as the best of that year.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: As a member for each reading level you order books for you receive an extra, new book each month for the remainder of the year as well as having access to selection of cheaply priced backlisted books, allowing you to purchase JLG selections from years past.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: They have services for elementary through high school as well as public libraries.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Library Media Connection http://www.librarymediaconnection.com/lmc/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: The LMC magazine is available for one or two year purchase, they do offer special promotions and discountsPUBLICATION: Linworth PublishingREVIEWERS: Reviews are both peer written and written by professionals in their fields.
 * <span style="color: #933915; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One year subscription $69
 * <span style="color: #933915; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Two year subscription $138
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: The website offers a list of Spanish and Bi-Lingual editions of books and reviews.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: This is a resource for K-12 librarians, discusses how to use technology as well.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Publishers Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: Cost is $249 for one year, they offer six issues for free as a trail period.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: PWxyz
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: They have lots of reviews but I wasn't able to find who was actually doing the reviewing, when poking around I kept stumbling into members only content areas.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: They have constant lists of top ten books, magazines, articles, as well as reviews on the right side of the screen. Seems to be an easy way to stay current.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: They seem to offer reviews/information on all ages/genres of literature.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">School Library Journal http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: One year subscription is currently $88.99, plus you get one free journal.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: Media Source Inc.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: Website says the have 300+ reviewers, didn't see any biographical info though.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: If subscribed to the magazine you receive almost 5,000 book reviews each year as well as articles on technology and social issues and how they impact young adults. Also has a great technology section on the website.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: Children and young adult, graphic novels, reference, and digital sources.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teacher Librarian http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: A one year subscription is $56, digital edition is free to print subscribers.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: Teacher Librarian
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: I couldn't find mention of who was specifically doing the reviewing.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: They seem to have a push towards being a 21st century librarian and understanding technology and how to fit it into your library.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: It looks like they deal with children's and young adult books as well as some technology and some curriculum materials.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">YOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) http://www.voya.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: A subscription is $46.95.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: E.L. Kurdyla Publishing LLC
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS: Reviewers must have at least 3-5 years experience working with teens in a professional setting and have a willingness to review books in multiple genres.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: This journal deals almost exclusively with meeting the literary and informational needs of teenagers.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: This publication is designed for those who work with adolescents.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wilson's Graphic Novels (JCKL database) http://www.hwwilson.com/bus/graphicnovels_core.cfm
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: Wilson's electronic database subscription is $225 per year.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">PUBLICATION: H.W. Wilson Company
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">REVIEWERS:
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: Graphic novels are already a category of fiction, this site then breaks it down further so you can search within the genre. For example, you can search for graphic novels with a female superhero.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: This could be used a resource for all school libraries as well as college and public libraries.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**REFLECT on what you would favor as your top three tools from this area?**
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I really like the Horn Book website, I thought it was easy to use, which is a must for me. I also like that I knew who was doing the reviewing and that I could see their credentials. The resources tab on the website has some really great things, not only for librarians but for other educators and even for parents, they were one of the only websites to really stress parental involvement.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Junior Library Guild site was also very easy to use, the way information was divided made great sense. The books and levels tab made it very easy to sort through everything and highlight just the grade level of books that you would need. They were also one of the sites to offer themed reading lists, which can be fun, and they were also one of the few that had a section of printable materials.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">School Library Journal had a great technology section and seemed to have some great resources for educators. Several of the sites were just lists of books and reviews, while that is helpful I think really like all the technology links and the articles sections.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**ORDERING TOOLS (5 points)**

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bound to Stay Bound http://www.btsb.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: Cost varies by book, you also need to register to do any ordering, but they do offer discounts like free shipping and processing.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: When you search for a specific book it pulls all your options and also shows the age range and reading level. It also has a bargain section which appeals to the shopper in me.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: The site seemed to carry books for children through young adults.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brodart http://www.brodart.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: I didn't see any specifics on cost of their products but the site is set up to where I'm sure there's some sort of membership and then they would probably talk more about cost at that point.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: They provide libraries not only with books but audio/visual equipment, audio books, as well as books in Spanish.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: The site says they offer everything a library could need, they even have a service that will pick out books for you based on the information you provide. Based on their info I would assume you could get whatever you needed from fiction to reference.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Follett's Titlewave http://www.titlewave.com/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: No mention of specific product costs (that I saw) but they do have a nice section of the website devoted to grants, funding, and how to receive funding.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: They have an e-book library system which allows librarians to select e-books to have as a part of their regular library.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: Their product list is extensive including, books, audio books, e-books, e-readers, and i-phone apps.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Amazon http://www.amazon.com
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">COST: The cost varies by book title but amazon also has the option for used books and products with good customer reviews. This might be an option for schools with limited funding to the most for their money.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">UNIQUE: Amazon has an easy search method, you can find just about anything you could think of, even some out of print items.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SCOPE: Anything and Everything

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Reflect on which of the top three tools which would be the one you would most likely use?**
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I would probably start with Amazon because I am the most familiar with their system. I have rarely been disappointed with anything purchased from them. I did really like that Bound to Stay Bound had lots of different ways to search specific books and that they provided some sort of guide as to reading level and age range, very helpful if you haven't had a chance to read something yet. Brodart offered some fancy things, like creating a library for you but I worry how practical some of their services would be for a school on a tight budget.**

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**FREE TOOLS FROM THE WEB (6 points)**

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bookfinder http://bookfinder.com
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">First thing on the website says to have over 150 million books for sale, if that's true then that's pretty impressive.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Also says they have anything from new to rare and out of print, including textbooks and a buyback option.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This could also be another option for a financially challenged school.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary teen booklists http://www.readingrants.org/
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Site says that it is written expressly for teens, contains reviews and synopsis of books recommended by the website creator.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Claims not to limit teen fiction by age group restrictions, also says they recommend out of the ordinary books.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website also has theme based lists catering to specific groups or genres.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">YALSA best books lists__[| http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/bbya]__
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Young Adult Library Services Association, spinoff of the ALA
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This site has an almost overwhelming amount of information and sidebars to search. All seems to be good info but I had a hard time deciding where to start.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website also promotes its own list of best of books.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Green Bean Teen Queen [|http://www.greenbeanteenqueen.com]
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Definitely one of the prettier websites I've visited during this process, it's a little feminine though, possible turn off.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provides reviews of teen fiction, website creator works as a librarian.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">She also provides some information on books that have been made into movies and any opinions she might have on those.
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website is really more of a blog than a professional search site.

<span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ms. Yingling Reads [|http://www.msyinglingreads.blogspot.com]
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A website for teen readers, site claims to be centered around teenage male readers.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The reviewer provides both pros and cons to each book.
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The website also contains other reviewers and their blogs and thoughts on teenage fiction.

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Reflect: Would you have any concerns about using any of the free tools as a selection tool**
 * <span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I would probably use the tools above as a supplement to another selection process, if I was looking for books geared more for boys I might look Ms. Yingling up, but overall my main concern would be the credentials of some of the reviewers. A few professed to being librarians but if they're not affiliated with an organization your school might prefer that you use a different site to determine what books you select. I don't think there's any serious harm in using more blog formatted web sites, sometimes they're easier to use, you just have to make good judgement calls and not get swept up in any pretty backgrounds they might have.**

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**COMPARE REVIEWS OF ONE BOOK TITLE FROM ANY FIVE OF THE SOURCES ABOVE. Reflect on the similarities, differences, and usefulness to you in selecting this title.**

<span style="color: #8e1d06; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I searched for Anna Godbersen's __The Luxe,__ 2008. I searched Amazon, Publisher's Review, YASLA, School Library Journal, and Ms. Yingling Reads. Amazon, School Library, and Publisher's Weekly all gave good, very similar story synopsis. Having read the book before I thought they all gave a fair and accurate portrayal of the book. Ms. Yingling and YASLA both gave about a sentence to the review and Ms. Yingling's only stated what year the story takes place in, as far as information relevant to the story's plot. "This reminded me of so many things I could not name," not much of a review there. YASLA had the book listed on a top ten list of teen books for 2008 with only about a sentence as well, at least in this instance the sentence actually pertained to the story and gave an idea as to the plot in its most basic form. I selected a book I had already read because I wanted to see how my opinion of the book lined up with certain reviewers, in most cases they were about the same so that made me feel that I could "trust" those sites more, if I like it and they like it we must both be right! Amazon may have had the slight edge because they offered their own review and had the review from several of the sites listed above as well. As far as information goes, Amazon wins.