Here are a couple of good Reader's & Viewer's online resources that might help you a bit, or at least give you something to look at during those seconds of free time during the work day.
Early Word: earlyword.com
A blog founded by past editor of Library Journal and Publishers Weekly & publisher of Library Journal, School Library journal & Publishers Weekly.
From their About Us page - "This is a Blog and Web site on a mission — to give libraries the earliest information possible on the books their customers will be looking for, so they can stay ahead of demand. By giving readers what they want, when they want it, we believe libraries can increase their circulation and their support."
In addition to the early info, the site is filled with tons of RA resources including links to 67 "Best of 2008" lists and a well indexed list of categories and pages.
Clerk Dogs: clerkdogs.com
A new website that was founded by a past video store owner and the founder of the movie site reel.com. It lets you enter a movie title and gives you a list of recommended titles. The twist is that unlike most websites that are driven by a complicated proprietary search algorithm, clerk dogs' database is compiled using the experience of dozens of former video store clerks who have worked together to build these "if you like..." style lists that will hopefully be more accurate than computer based models.
The site is new and in beta (test) mode, so there will be likely be changes along the way. Right now they say the site works best with crime and suspense movies.
There are other bells & whistles like a "Mash It - movie DNA" gadget that lets you modify a recommendation by adjusting variables like "violence" "action" and/or "pace" to suit your mood.
So if you are looking to help your video patrons find a film (or looking for one yourself), clerk dogs might be a good recommendation!
Happy New Year!
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Well - I tried Clerk Dogs, but since I'm a drama and romance kind of viewer it didn't have any suggestions for me. It said it does better with crime and suspense movies. It did seem easy to use and came up with a lot of suggestions for the violent/drug/crime/bad cop movie I tried.
Thanks Andrew! I did take a look at earlyword.com and found it interesting and informative. It's good to read advance info about what's coming up in the publishing world - many patrons are well informed and this website is one way to try to keep up. Buzzgirl, http://bookpagebuzz.blogspot.com/ is also a fun way to keep up.
Hi Andrew, thanks for checking out Clerkdogs. We are in beta but we are moving fast to expand the database. Please enjoy the site and keep sending us your feedback! Hope you find tons of movies you love. Mary H, Clerkdogs.com (twitter.com/clerkdogs)
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