Friday, July 10, 2009

Biblio-blogs

In the current Booklist Online Newsletter (sign up for free!), editor Keir Graff asks
"If a book is published, and no one blogs about it, does the book really exist?"
he's part of a group of bloggers speaking about blogging about books at ALA Annual (tomorrow - no help to those of us not at ALA). But, play along at home and check out some of these biblio-blogs:

  • Points of Reference (a Booklist blog) - " team of library reference experts talk about resources (books, databases, Web sites, e-books, and more) and publishing trends. We also take a look at what’s happening to reference collections, and what’s going on at the reference desk. "
  • Audiobooker (a Booklist blog) - All things audio books: reviews, awards, MP3 players, and more.
  • Book Group Buzz (a Booklist blog) - "We want to be a one-stop book group resource, and our corps of bloggers will be talking to you about books that worked well (or books that bombed) and providing organizational tips, read-alike comments along the lines of, “if this worked well with your book club, try this,” and more. We’ll also be pointing you to Web sites that offer book club ideas, reading guides, and other useful stuff."
  • EarlyWord - "EarlyWord’s goal is to help Collection Development and Readers Advisory librarians stay ahead of public demand and identify hidden gems."