Genre

From A to Zine, Building a Winning Zine Collection in Your Library by Julie Bartel. Chicago  American Library Association, 2004.

This unique and comprehensive guide is a must-have for any librarian thinking about starting a zine collection. – School Library Journal

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Literature: a Genre Guide by Ellen Bosman and John P. Bradford ; edited by Robert B. Ridinger. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

This addition to the Genreflecting Advisory Series fills a gap, focusing on popular literature with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered characters, themes, or authors. – Booklist

Graphic Novels Now Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection by Francisca Goldsmith. Chicago American Library Association, 2005. 

In an engaging and lively style, author Goldsmith, a collection management and promotion librarian at Berkeley Public Library, not only makes the case for inclusion of graphic novels but outlines the elements necessary to build and maintain a sound collection. – Booklist
Read on– horror fiction by June Michele Pulliam and Anthony J. Fonseca. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.

“In this reference for librarians and patrons, Pulliam and Fonseca, categorize some 350 current and classic horror fiction titles, not according to standard subgenres and themes, but according to their underlying features, such as complex plots, erotic horror, big city horror, and favorite monsters. Entries offer bibliographic information and brief plot summaries to spark reader interest.” – Reference & Research Book News

 Sudden Selector’s Guide to Business Resources by Robin Bergart, Vivian Lewis.  Chicago : Collection Management and Development Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, American Library Association, 2007.

Two experienced business librarians provide new and inexperienced ones with solid professional advice on discovering user information needs, building a network of colleagues, and quickly becoming familiar with the collection as well as locating and using reliable and effective selection tools. – Booklist

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