CATEGORIES OF LIBRARY SELECTION AIDS

 

• Reviews

1. Professional literature
2. Popular magazines
3. Literary journals
4. Subject-centered publications
5. Fanzines

• Bibliographies

1. Current vs. retrospective
2. Citation vs. abstracts
3. Commercial vs. library/scholarly

• Publishers' catalogs, brochures, flyers, etc.
• Jobbers' inventory lists, publications, etc.
• Advertisements
• Mass media tie-ins
• Talk show/interview circuit
• Personal appearances at book festivals, professional meetings, school sites, etc.
• References within other publications
• Word-of-mouth recommendations