ILS 205 - Readers’ Advisory

3 CR

A readers’ advisory service guides patrons to fiction and non-fiction recreational reading. This course explores the readers’ advisory service, its origins, and current uses. Students will examine and evaluate major genre styles, authors, advisory reference tools, classification, and cataloging. Students will explore making RA services a vital part of the library through displays, programs, and aiding special populations. This course requires extensive reading and writing.

Prerequisite(s): ILS 100, ILS 101 and ENG 101.