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I use Booklist, I do miss the articles. I find that I spend
less time when ordering from Booklist because the books are
recommended. However, I make up for it by reading the
reviews for new adult literature for my own reading
pleasure.
Pam Gelbmann, Media Generalist
Anoka-Hennepin ISD #11
gelbmann@ties.k12.mn.us


> I am fascinated by this discussion. In the interests of
> full disclosure, I was an editor at SLJ for four years in
> the late 80s and early 90s, and now review both children's
> and adult books for Booklist.
>
> Do any of you use Booklist? It is purely a review medium,
> with interviews and so on, but not news and features. It
> comes out twice monthly, and costs $79.95 per year. It
> does not publish negative reviews -- in other words, if a
> review appears in Booklist, it is a recommendation. None
> of you have mentioned it. Is it not perceived as a tool
> for school librarians?
>
>
>
> GraceAnne A. DeCandido, MLS
> Blue Roses Consulting ~ Writing ~ Editorial ~ Web Content
> ~ New York City ~ ladyhawk@well.com ~
> http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/gadhome.html
> Ten Graces for New Librarians
> http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/albany.html
>
> Wizards do not lie; words are their tool and currency,
>  which they dare not devalue.
>  Diane Duane from The Book of Night with Moon
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