tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977358285357666248.post8751810715245386184..comments2024-03-13T11:07:28.576-07:00Comments on LIBRARY STUFF: SELECTING BOOKSBarbara Bandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04806135083697903642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977358285357666248.post-39784943843114984522015-08-17T10:40:58.356-07:002015-08-17T10:40:58.356-07:00And it gives you that secret agent feel whilst in ...And it gives you that secret agent feel whilst in bookshops and libraries. I'm forever whipping out my phone to photograph books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076954811849310358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977358285357666248.post-67781440423330854472015-08-16T10:50:37.886-07:002015-08-16T10:50:37.886-07:00How could I forget the students??? You're righ...How could I forget the students??? You're right - another wonderful source of information and inspiration. One of the things I like to do when they have library lessons is to go around and see what they're reading themselves. I usually make comments on their choices; on books I've read, authors I know and if it's a completely new book/author then I'll ask their opinion. I also have a file full of slips of paper and a list on Amazon. And what I've been doing recently is taking photos of books I'm interested in and then adding the details to the wish list. Barbara Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04806135083697903642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977358285357666248.post-89904369165563653512015-08-16T10:28:05.213-07:002015-08-16T10:28:05.213-07:00Great post, Barbara! 'Book awareness' is a...Great post, Barbara! 'Book awareness' is a full-time job in itself but, as you say, it helps to be a book obsessive and the kind of person who drives their family mad by going into every library and bookshop abroad or in the UK, on holiday or not. I have a stock book, a file of slips of paper and loads of wish lists on Amazon to try to keep track of all the books I want to buy. There was one category you didn't mention - students. I'm sure yours are generous with their advice - I know mine are. I don't promise to buy every suggestion but I do if it's a good one. It's nice to see how chuffed they are when you buy 'their' book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076954811849310358noreply@blogger.com