Task 12 - NoveList - CHECK!

First of all, I'm so happy I made an easy $25! I'm easy to motivate. So NoveList. I used the Series search for "Shadow Children", the first of which I read as the Science Fiction selection for a YA class. It was pretty good, actually. But they were all listed there in order as the second result, so it worked as predicted. Always good. For the Read-a-Like, I searched for Joyce Carol Oates. If you haven't read her, you should. The categories were "Literary Fiction" and "Psychological Suspense." If We Were the Mulvaneys doesn't do anything for you, you may not have a soul. ::Shrugs:: The suggested authors were Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine, Chris Bohjalian, and Doris Lessing. Of them, I've read Margaret Atwood--I get the comparison but wasn't a fan, and Chris Bohjalian, who I tremendously enjoy and eagerly recommend, but don't entirely see the comparison. He's not nearly as dark. I use the Recommended Books all the time! Example--a patron came in who had just been diagnosed with something serious and was otherwise struggling with the illness and requested just funny books. To help her get through the rough patch. NoveList to the rescue. I printed out some from the "Humor" category, which was non-fiction, and then the "Fiction A-Z" had a "Just For Laughs" category. She said it was exactly what she needed. Laughter is the best medicine. Extremely helpful in that scenario. I personally use the "Award Winners" the most for my own reading purposes, mostly "Literary" or "Notable Books." Very handy. I check out their Reading Guides for Kiva. Overall, I like the product--I think it's easy to browse but clunky to search. I agree that patron's reactions are usually positive, and once you get them started browsing, it's intuitive and easy for them to use. Their book display ideas are helpful and cool. Mostly for series info I avoid this because I'm not a fan of their search, and I think a lot of the free websites we link to on our For Readers page are much easier to navigate, but thats just a personal preference.

::Day dreaming about what to buy from Best Buy::