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.
Currently, no single book addresses both YA information behaviors and
information resources in any detail; instead, books tend to focus on one
and give only cursory attention to the other. Key features of this
revolutionary book include its success in: -Integrating theory,
research, and practice -Integrating implications for practice throughout
the book -Integrating knowledge of resources with professional practice
as informed by research -Integrating both print and electronic formats
throughout--within the resource chapters (including websites and social
media) Latham and Gross accomplish all this while, paying particular
attention to the socially constructed nature of young adulthood,
diversity, YA development, and multiple literacies. Their coverage of
information landscapes covers literature (with detailed coverage of both
genres and subgrenres), movies, magazines, web sites, social media, and
gaming. The final chapter cover navigating information landscapes,
focusing on real and virtual YA spaces, readers' advisory, programming,
and collaboration. Special attention is paid to program planning and
evaluation.
