When I first started to work at the library I tried to use the novel list and I didn't have much success and so I started to just use google, but today when I tried it, it was a snap. Not only was it a snap but it is fun! I looked up Michael Crichton in author read-alikes and it didn't just give similar but told why it is that they are similar. It offered authors such as Dan Brown who mix science and fact with fiction in a similar way to Crichton.
I also looked up series. I did Harry Potter and Twilight and they were a snap, listing them with their publication date, so guaranteed I will use this in the furture.
The recommended reads page seems really useful because several times patrons came in with a genre but no title. I do wish this page had a genre for books without strong language and sexual content because that seems to be the statement I hear the most from patrons. Either I didn't like this book because there was strong language or I'm looking for a book without sexual content. It's still a great page but that would make it perfect.
I think that in the future I will use novel list for all of the things we have gone over in the exercise and you can bet that I will look around and see what else it has to offer. I feel bad that I held a grudge after my first experience.
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