Statement of Purpose
The SLIS Reading Group (SLG) was created in January of 2005 to offer students interested in genre fiction and/or readers' advisory (RA) services in the field of librarianship an opportunity to meet and discuss books in a variety of genres not only to gain experience in the RA transaction but as a means of expanding individual understanding of genre appeal elements and characteristics. It is also intended to be a relaxing, fun, and social forum for the discussion of all manner of fiction and narrative nonfiction titles.
The SRG meets on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10:30am to 12:30pm in room 036 in the Wells Library at Indiana University. The group size shall not exceed 13 participants. In the event that interest in the group exceeds these limitations, a wait list will be created and moderated by the SRG moderator, Phil Eskew, an adjunct lecturer at the IU School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). Contact information is available at the bottom of this page. Anyone interested in participating in the SRG is encouraged to contact the moderator.
About This Website
The SRG website's main purpose is to serve as a repository for book reviews and readalike suggestions for hundreds (if not thousands) of titles submitted by SRG members and students in L622: Library Materials for Adults. These reviews and resources are located on separate pages within the site relevant to the 13 designated genres. The menu to the left can be used to navigate to reviews and resources relevant to specific genres.
To navigate back to the homepage, simply click on the image at the top of each genre homepage. By clicking on the image on specific review pages, you will return to the genre's homepage.
To access a plethora of readers' advisory resources, click here.
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