Quoted in Library Journal
When it comes to “Readers Advisory” (RA) – the art of linking readers with books – Beebe Librarian Leane Ellis has been enjoying a growing reputation. She was recently quoted in a national magazine, Library Journal, regarding a Reader’s Advisory training program she conducted for staff at Beebe Library. The article by Neal Wyatt in the November 1, 2008 issue of the magazine quotes Ellis discussing “genre studies” as part of the Wakefield staff training.

Genre studies also help build teams and establish a thriving RA tone in the library. Leane Ellis, reference librarian at Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, MA, describes the teamwork’s lasting effects. “Because the genre group came from every department in the library, team-building was an amazing by-product of the genre study,” she says. “The collaboration among departments continues in RA conversations among staff and with readers and has positively influenced how staff members regard other departments and personnel.” A year after her genre study concluded, Ellis adds, “members of the staff on all service desks are still talking to each other about process and genre appeal factors as we work though our days on the public desks.”

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