tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post4703753221002485173..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Discovering Children's and Young Adult Literature: The ReviewsLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-20167945374719188692009-10-09T17:27:40.690-04:002009-10-09T17:27:40.690-04:00Thanks for the comments!
And I guess I should hav...Thanks for the comments!<br /><br />And I guess I should have added that of course any individual can subscribe to these; I get some journals at work, but there is one I don't that I pay for myself.<br /><br />Roger, I didn't realize how long this post would turn out; I had thought about going into how each journal, while offering reviews, has different standards, criteria, etc. I think something more substantial about what a "professional" review is is warranted and I'll add it to my to-blog list; probably for end of October/early November.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-42867377299383881352009-10-08T16:34:52.174-04:002009-10-08T16:34:52.174-04:00As someone relatively new to being a school librar...As someone relatively new to being a school librarian (2 years, now), I really appreciate the way you've spelled all this out. It's information I've been gathering on my own, but you explained it very clearly and succinctly. thank you!Mary Ann Scheuerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592162867997740561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-41369759558155982222009-10-05T18:20:29.928-04:002009-10-05T18:20:29.928-04:00Liz, I just got a request for advice about how blo...Liz, I just got a request for advice about how blog reviewers can become print/professional reviewers. A lot of the difference between the two relates to your point above about persons "buying materials for the end-reader." I wish you, being a librarian who also writes blog reviews, would write a post about this.Roger Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030627312439744621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-45779010968089499402009-10-05T15:40:33.007-04:002009-10-05T15:40:33.007-04:00Thanks for doing this, Liz. A journal I've oft...Thanks for doing this, Liz. A journal I've often wondered about that you didn't discuss is Children's Literature. Their reviews are often the first review you see on Barnes & Noble's site, yet I don't know any librarians who use it in collection development. It looks like it comes out of MLA, but I don't know anything more about its reputation.<br /><br />I like Kirkus' brutal (apparent) honesty, but I feel it is tainted by the anonymity of its reviewers. It makes me wonder if all the negative reviews I'm reading were written by one disgruntled person.<br /><br />One of my concerns about Booklist is that not all its children's reviewers work with children (or even have past experience working with children). Why should I trust a review that says "children will enjoy" if the reviewer doesn't know children?Lisa Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605848269001923091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-27717413490570440712009-10-05T14:52:12.933-04:002009-10-05T14:52:12.933-04:00Playing off your earlier post, I'm one of your...Playing off your earlier post, I'm one of your regular readers who is too lazy to click through and comment. However, this post was particularly helpful. Thanks so much for pointing out the differences among these review sources.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.com