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 CenturyKey Terms and DefinitionsA Brief History of Young Adult ResourcesA Brief History of Young Adult ServicesImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 2: Young Adult Development Socially Constructed Nature Of Young AdulthoodYA Development: Moving from Childhood to AdulthoodPositive Psychology, Learned Optimism, and ResilienceSpotlight! Young Adult Advisory BoardsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 3: Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior Models of Young Adult Information-Seeking BehaviorResearch on Young Adult Information BehaviorSpotlight! Book Discussion GroupsMultiple Literacies and Young Adults Implications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 4: Social Media and Games Young Adults Use of Social Media and GamesSocial Networking SitesMulti-User Virtual EnvironmentsGamesSpotlight! Gaming in the LibraryPrivacy, Identity, and SafetyImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 5: Fiction and Fan Fiction Fiction, Reading, and Young AdultsFantastic Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical FictionFan FictionEvaluating and Promoting FictionSpotlight! BooktalksSpotlight! Readers' AdvisoryImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 6: Nonfiction Definition and Characteristics of NonfictionNonfiction, Reading, and Young AdultsTypes of NonfictionEvaluating and Promoting Nonfiction Spotlight! Reference ServicesImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 7: Poetry and Music Young Adults, Poetry and MusicKey termsMusic and LyricsYoung Adults Writing Poetry and LyricsEvaluating and Promoting Poetry and MusicSpotlight! Poetry Slams / Open-Mic EventsSpotlight! Writing WorkshopsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 8: Special Forms and Formats Graphic Novels Picture Books for Young AdultsMoviesMagazines and ZinesEvaluating and Promoting Special Forms and FormatsSpotlight! Comics WorkshopsSpotlight! Author VisitsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 9: Bringing It All Together Formal and Informal Learning EnvironmentsInformation Access, Access To Technology, and Intellectual FreedomPlanning and Evaluating Information Services For Young Adults Spotlight! Conducting a Needs AssessmentCollaborating with Other Information Providers: OutreachImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussAppendices Appendix 1: Young Adult Book AwardsAppendix 2: Selected Bibliography of Recommended Young Adult BooksAppendix 3: Selected Bibliography of Professional ResourcesAuthor Index Title Index Subject Index About the Authors
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction Young Adults in the 21st CenturyKey Terms and DefinitionsA Brief History of Young Adult ResourcesA Brief History of Young Adult ServicesImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 2: Young Adult Development Socially Constructed Nature Of Young AdulthoodYA Development: Moving from Childhood to AdulthoodPositive Psychology, Learned Optimism, and ResilienceSpotlight! Young Adult Advisory BoardsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 3: Young Adult Information-Seeking Behavior Models of Young Adult Information-Seeking BehaviorResearch on Young Adult Information BehaviorSpotlight! Book Discussion GroupsMultiple Literacies and Young Adults Implications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 4: Social Media and Games Young Adults Use of Social Media and GamesSocial Networking SitesMulti-User Virtual EnvironmentsGamesSpotlight! Gaming in the LibraryPrivacy, Identity, and SafetyImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 5: Fiction and Fan Fiction Fiction, Reading, and Young AdultsFantastic Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical FictionFan FictionEvaluating and Promoting FictionSpotlight! BooktalksSpotlight! Readers' AdvisoryImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 6: Nonfiction Definition and Characteristics of NonfictionNonfiction, Reading, and Young AdultsTypes of NonfictionEvaluating and Promoting Nonfiction Spotlight! Reference ServicesImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 7: Poetry and Music Young Adults, Poetry and MusicKey termsMusic and LyricsYoung Adults Writing Poetry and LyricsEvaluating and Promoting Poetry and MusicSpotlight! Poetry Slams / Open-Mic EventsSpotlight! Writing WorkshopsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 8: Special Forms and Formats Graphic Novels Picture Books for Young AdultsMoviesMagazines and ZinesEvaluating and Promoting Special Forms and FormatsSpotlight! Comics WorkshopsSpotlight! Author VisitsImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussChapter 9: Bringing It All Together Formal and Informal Learning EnvironmentsInformation Access, Access To Technology, and Intellectual FreedomPlanning and Evaluating Information Services For Young Adults Spotlight! Conducting a Needs AssessmentCollaborating with Other Information Providers: OutreachImplications for PracticeQuestions to Think About and DiscussAppendices Appendix 1: Young Adult Book AwardsAppendix 2: Selected Bibliography of Recommended Young Adult BooksAppendix 3: Selected Bibliography of Professional ResourcesAuthor Index Title Index Subject Index About the Authors
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