LIS 528
Summer 2016 All Classes
All Classes
Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.
A survey of genre fiction, readers' advisory services, the promotion of fiction, narrative nonfiction & media collections in libraries, the social effects of reading, and publishing as a business. Course objectives include: understanding why adults read for pleasure; gaining familiarity with popular fiction genres and their authors; understanding principles and tools of readers' advisory services; examining the issues of popular fiction publishing including the impact of technology in creating new formats; and the process of acquisition, maintenance, and marketing of popular fiction in libraries.
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36911
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Online
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LE
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6:30PM
-9:00PM
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M
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n.a.
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Towner, M
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