This week's question is closely related to last week's question, but includes books whose series are already at an end (which opens up the source possibilities to hardcopy sources). I'm particularly interested in hearing about children and teen book resources. Please give us your thoughts!
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ReplyDeleteAs a children's/teen librarian, I use Novelist, and when the computers are too slow to load the databases, Wikipedia. At SOM we have a list of the most popular series and book titles (by number) at the children's reference desk (Magic Tree House, Lemony Snicket, etc). Saves lots of time!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.iblist.com
ReplyDeleteThe Internet Book List (IBList) is an online database that currently boasts entries on over 19,000 authors and over 63,000 books. This site includes search capabilities for books by title, authors by name, and books/authors by genre or rating. Series entries can also be searched by name, genre or rating. The site also links to Abebooks, Powells and Amazon to help users locate copies of the books listed on the site.
Hazzel Sutton
There is always the Novelist database on our JPL website. You can search for by author, title or series title if you know it. Then click on the name of the series that appears on any of the records. I believe you can also search by the name of a main character in a series by keyword. Novelist will list the books in the order they were written.
ReplyDeleteFor older series, like the others say, Novelist can be invaluable. I've learned though that it's not the most up to date though. If a customer wants to know what's out BN.com (Barnes & Nobel) usually will list the novels in a series including number. Also, if a patron knows the author or series and wants to know what's coming out/the expected publication date of the next installment is usually quickest just to look up the official website for the author.
ReplyDeleteI like Novelist the best too, though sometimes is is very slow. The library catalog is so-so when it comes to looking up series because some titles slip through the cracks so to speak.
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