[LM_NET] HIT: New Releases

[Kim Smith-Harbor <ksmith@SALEM.NCSC.K12.AR.US>]

My original question was as follows:
I am having so much trouble keeping up with series of books and new
releases, especially in those series.  Can anyone advise me as to a
place to search?

A lot of people asked me to post a hit.  I did learn this:  there is no easy way!  
UGH

Thanks to everyone who responded.

Responses:

Oliver & Andy's paper catalog puts the series in a separate section with the pub 
dates so you know what has just come out also Children's library resources catalog 
has a series section.

Just to let you know that I and my coauthor Rebecca Thomas will be bringing out new 
editions of "Popular Series Fiction" later this year.
You can see information on the old edition covering series for middle school and 
teen readers here:
http://lu.com/showbook.cfm?isbn=9781591582021 

I use the following site a lot.  Hope it helps.
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/ 

I use Popular series fiction for K-6 readers and Popular series fiction
for middle and teen readers.  That usually gets me on the best strategy
and then I compliment with information from Novelist by EBSCO;
additional searching strategies from OCLC (use OPEN WORLDCAT if you are
not an OCLC member) and google series in Amazson.

Yours is a good question-how do you know?  I guess I get some of my 
news from
-School Library Journal-I love reading it.  I don't always read it in a 
very timely fashion, but I do enjoy it.
-Scholastic book orders.  They don't get all the new things, but many 
times the first time I learn of a book it's through those.  I do place 
orders and earn lots of points.
-You could start an account with Ingram.  Besides having fabulous 
prices, they have a nice website, and it is very school-friendly.  
Whether you order from them or not, it's easy to spend all kinds of 
time on the site.
-USA Today.  Even though they focus a lot on adult books, I learn some 
about children's books, too.
-My main source - listservs I'm on, like Child Lit.  There are a lot of 
people on there who get ARC's, and I'm always jealous of the people who 
get to read the books, let alone in advance!

If it is anyway close to science fiction or fantasy, this is a great website.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ 


Kim Smith-Harber
Salem High School
Salem, Arkansas
Library Media Specialist
ksmith@salem.ncsc.k12.ar.us

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