Tools for Effective RA

As part of the LJ Series "Redefining RA", Library Journal provides a wide array of online tools to aid us as we connect readers to books. From "The RA Tool Kit" article, the following are some the tools that stood out the most to me:

Keeping track of publication dates
With the number of books released every week, it's a bit ridiculous to think we would remember each one. However, the two tools listed below can help familiarize you with all the new and upcoming releases.

BarnesandNoble.com Coming Soon

Publishers Weekly On-Sale Calendar

Notable blogs
Libraries Unlimited's Reader's Advisor Online

Early Word

Popular reads and sales
Amazon.com's Top 100

Entertainment Weekly - Books

Essence Extended Best Sellers List

LJ's Best Sellers - Fiction

LJ's Best Sellers - Nonfiction

Newsweek - Entertainment

Time - Entertainment

See the links below to access the original LJ article and other articles in the LJ series.
The RA Tool Kit

LJ Series "Redefining RA"

Wiki-RA

Don't cite this link in your research paper, but this Wikipedia entry provides many helpful links to readers' advisory Internet Resources, Blogs, and Wikis.

Readers' advisory - Wikipedia

Feedback for NoveList

If your library has access to the NoveList database, take a moment to complete a survey regarding the "Basic Search" and "Describe a Plot" features.

NoveList Survey

The survey ends on August 12, 2008.

Best of the sold

There are so many bestseller lists. How can one possibly keep up with all of them? Check out the link below to access Bookspot.com's links to popular bestseller lists from newspapers, magazines, and online retailers.

Bestsellers - Bookspot.com
The links are organized under two categories: "Top Sources" and "By Genre." These links provide a great way to expand your bestseller knowledge beyond the New York Times bestseller list.