Young Adult Resources Today: Connecting Teens with Books, Music, Games, Movies, and More is the first comprehensive young adult library services textbook specifically written for today's multidimensional information landscape. The authors integrate a research-focused information behavior approach with a literature-focused resources approach, and bring together in one volume key issues related to research, theory, and practice in the provision of information services to young adults.
Young Adult Resources Today: Connecting Teens with Books, Music, Games, Movies, and More is the first comprehensive young adult library services textbook specifically written for today's multidimensional information landscape. The authors integrate a research-focused information behavior approach with a literature-focused resources approach, and bring together in one volume key issues related to research, theory, and practice in the provision of information services to young adults.
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction ·Young Adults in the 21st Century ·Key Terms and Definitions ·A Brief History of Young Adult Resources ·A Brief History of Young Adult Services ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 2: Young Adult Development ·Socially Constructed Nature Of Young Adulthood ·YA Development: Moving from Childhood to Adulthood ·Positive Psychology, Learned Optimism, and Resilience ·Spotlight! Young Adult Advisory Boards ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 3: Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior ·Models of Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior ·Research on Young Adult Information Behavior ·Spotlight! Book Discussion Groups ·Multiple Literacies and Young Adults ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 4: Social Media and Games ·Young Adults Use of Social Media and Games ·Social Networking Sites ·Multi-User Virtual Environments ·Games ·Spotlight! Gaming in the Library ·Privacy, Identity, and Safety ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 5: Fiction and Fan Fiction ·Fiction, Reading, and Young Adults ·Fantastic Fiction ·Realistic Fiction ·Historical Fiction ·Fan Fiction ·Evaluating and Promoting Fiction ·Spotlight! Booktalks ·Spotlight! Readers' Advisory ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 6: Nonfiction ·Definition and Characteristics of Nonfiction ·Nonfiction, Reading, and Young Adults ·Types of Nonfiction ·Evaluating and Promoting Nonfiction ·Spotlight! Reference Services ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 7: Poetry and Music ·Young Adults, Poetry and Music ·Key terms ·Music and Lyrics ·Young Adults Writing Poetry and Lyrics ·Evaluating and Promoting Poetry and Music ·Spotlight! Poetry Slams / Open-Mic Events ·Spotlight! Writing Workshops ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 8: Special Forms and Formats ·Graphic Novels ·Picture Books for Young Adults ·Movies ·Magazines and Zines ·Evaluating and Promoting Special Forms and Formats ·Spotlight! Comics Workshops ·Spotlight! Author Visits ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 9: Bringing It All Together ·Formal and Informal Learning Environments ·Information Access, Access To Technology, and Intellectual Freedom ·Planning and Evaluating Information Services For Young Adults ·Spotlight! Conducting a Needs Assessment ·Collaborating with Other Information Providers: Outreach ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Appendices ·Appendix 1: Young Adult Book Awards ·Appendix 2: Selected Bibliography of Recommended Young Adult Books ·Appendix 3: Selected Bibliography of Professional Resources Author Index Title Index Subject Index About the Authors
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction ·Young Adults in the 21st Century ·Key Terms and Definitions ·A Brief History of Young Adult Resources ·A Brief History of Young Adult Services ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 2: Young Adult Development ·Socially Constructed Nature Of Young Adulthood ·YA Development: Moving from Childhood to Adulthood ·Positive Psychology, Learned Optimism, and Resilience ·Spotlight! Young Adult Advisory Boards ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 3: Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior ·Models of Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior ·Research on Young Adult Information Behavior ·Spotlight! Book Discussion Groups ·Multiple Literacies and Young Adults ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 4: Social Media and Games ·Young Adults Use of Social Media and Games ·Social Networking Sites ·Multi-User Virtual Environments ·Games ·Spotlight! Gaming in the Library ·Privacy, Identity, and Safety ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 5: Fiction and Fan Fiction ·Fiction, Reading, and Young Adults ·Fantastic Fiction ·Realistic Fiction ·Historical Fiction ·Fan Fiction ·Evaluating and Promoting Fiction ·Spotlight! Booktalks ·Spotlight! Readers' Advisory ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 6: Nonfiction ·Definition and Characteristics of Nonfiction ·Nonfiction, Reading, and Young Adults ·Types of Nonfiction ·Evaluating and Promoting Nonfiction ·Spotlight! Reference Services ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 7: Poetry and Music ·Young Adults, Poetry and Music ·Key terms ·Music and Lyrics ·Young Adults Writing Poetry and Lyrics ·Evaluating and Promoting Poetry and Music ·Spotlight! Poetry Slams / Open-Mic Events ·Spotlight! Writing Workshops ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 8: Special Forms and Formats ·Graphic Novels ·Picture Books for Young Adults ·Movies ·Magazines and Zines ·Evaluating and Promoting Special Forms and Formats ·Spotlight! Comics Workshops ·Spotlight! Author Visits ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Chapter 9: Bringing It All Together ·Formal and Informal Learning Environments ·Information Access, Access To Technology, and Intellectual Freedom ·Planning and Evaluating Information Services For Young Adults ·Spotlight! Conducting a Needs Assessment ·Collaborating with Other Information Providers: Outreach ·Implications for Practice ·Questions to Think About and Discuss Appendices ·Appendix 1: Young Adult Book Awards ·Appendix 2: Selected Bibliography of Recommended Young Adult Books ·Appendix 3: Selected Bibliography of Professional Resources Author Index Title Index Subject Index About the Authors
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