NoveList Plus is such a useful tool. I use it when ordering to check the different series for titles that are missing in my library. I also show students how to use NoveList Plus to see the sequence of books in a series. And now that I have explored more of this database, I'll use it for reader's advisory also.
Viewing the results of an author search for Sarah Dessen, I sorted by date to find her most recent book and also sorted by popularity to see which ones are the most popular. Both of these sorts would be useful for students seeking information as well as for librarians building a collection. The different views are cool. I like the grid and detailed views, probably because I am a visual learner, but think the images will also help students remember if they read a book or not.
I just looked at the read-alikes for this project. It was a huge help when a high school student came to me and said that she had read all of Sarah Dessen books and wanted other books like them. We brought Sarah Dessen up under "Author" and clicked on "Author read-alikes." Since she is an avid reader, she was familiar with some of the authors listed, but found a few new ones to explore. Success!
In addition to using NoveList for research, many of the lists from NoveList can be used for creating displays. Printouts of the grid view or series lists could be easily used to gather material for displays or become part of the display itself.
I love the menu on the left of the home page that lists genres and then expands into more specific genres. There are some very interesting categories such as "Canadian Fiction" and under "Murder" "Make Mine Hardboiled;" something for everyone.
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