NoveList
Novelist
Grades: All | Subject(s): Novels | Overall rating: 10
Of all the literature resources I have researched for this project, NoveList is by far my favorite. I think the others are incredibly helpful, but NoveList seems to be more user-friendly and more visually appealing. I wish I had learned about this resource before I started working as a librarian. I feel like I have struck a gold mine now. When you enter the database, users can do a basic or advanced search by keyword, title, author, or series. Recommended book lists are sorted on the left of the homepage in categories for adult, teen, 9-12 year old, or 0-8 year old reader populations. Users can also learn about different genres and topics in the Keeping Up section. The homepage also features sections for popular books, quick links, professional toolbox, and a how to use section.
For the purposes of this project, I examined the 2014 Teen Favorites lists, looked at the Georgia Peach Book Award lists for Teen Readers, read information about one of the most frequently checked-out books in our library, The Fault in our Stars, read a book talk of another John Green book, Looking for Alaska, and explored books suggested for my eleven year old son who hates reading.
I wish I could give a higher than 10 point rating for this resource. For beginning librarians, I believe this is the ultimate resource. I love it so much that I think it should be the home page for all of our computers in the library. If you want to read, this could be the one-stop-shop place to go online. I wish we could add a feature where when students found a book, they could search for it within our Destiny system within NoveList. But, that might make my job too easy.
Source:
The fault in our stars. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2014 from http://web.b.ebscohost.com/novelist/search/novbasic?sid=074a8a89-7369-4ce0-af7e-290d2dd30bcc%40sessionmgr110&vid=7&hid=125.
Grades: All | Subject(s): Novels | Overall rating: 10
Of all the literature resources I have researched for this project, NoveList is by far my favorite. I think the others are incredibly helpful, but NoveList seems to be more user-friendly and more visually appealing. I wish I had learned about this resource before I started working as a librarian. I feel like I have struck a gold mine now. When you enter the database, users can do a basic or advanced search by keyword, title, author, or series. Recommended book lists are sorted on the left of the homepage in categories for adult, teen, 9-12 year old, or 0-8 year old reader populations. Users can also learn about different genres and topics in the Keeping Up section. The homepage also features sections for popular books, quick links, professional toolbox, and a how to use section.
For the purposes of this project, I examined the 2014 Teen Favorites lists, looked at the Georgia Peach Book Award lists for Teen Readers, read information about one of the most frequently checked-out books in our library, The Fault in our Stars, read a book talk of another John Green book, Looking for Alaska, and explored books suggested for my eleven year old son who hates reading.
I wish I could give a higher than 10 point rating for this resource. For beginning librarians, I believe this is the ultimate resource. I love it so much that I think it should be the home page for all of our computers in the library. If you want to read, this could be the one-stop-shop place to go online. I wish we could add a feature where when students found a book, they could search for it within our Destiny system within NoveList. But, that might make my job too easy.
Source:
The fault in our stars. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2014 from http://web.b.ebscohost.com/novelist/search/novbasic?sid=074a8a89-7369-4ce0-af7e-290d2dd30bcc%40sessionmgr110&vid=7&hid=125.