Book selection tools Senior Project 2016

Professional Selection Tools Booklist http://www.booklistonline.com

Professional Selection Tool Kirkus Review https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews

Professional Selection Too Library Journal http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/search- results/?q=nonfiction%20books

Professional Selection Tool New York Times Notable Books http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/100-notable- books-of-2015.html?_r=0

Award Winners or Notable Books National Book Award http://www.nationalbook.org

Award Winners or Notable Books Best Business Books http://100bestbiz.com/more-on-the-100-best/ http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/07/best-business-b.html

Award Winners or Notable Books National Book Critics Circle http://bookcritics.org/awards/past_awards#2014

Award Winners or Notable Books American Library Association: notable adult books for young adults http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/02/2015-notable- books-announced-year-s-best-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry

Award Winners or Notable Books Pulitzer Prize: http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat

Other selection tools Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com

Lists of Good Books Psychology Books:http://www.sparringmind.com/psychology- books/

Good Books for Social Workers http://socialworklicensemap.com/books-for-social-workers/

Good Books for Social Workers https://msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog/10-social-work-books-every- social-worker-should-read/

Good Books for Teachers http://www.educationworld.com/a_bestbooks/archives/teachers.sh tml

Good Books for Teachers http://www.fractuslearning.com/2015/04/01/best-books-for- teachers-pd/

Best Science Books http://www.scientificamerican.com/department/recommendations/

Good Books on Science http://io9.com/5983100/22-science-books-that-are-so-exciting-they- read-like-genre-fiction Professional Selection Too

Good Books for Aspiring Doctors http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/booklist

Good Books About Medicine Best Nonfiction Medical Books: https://www.librarything.com/list/197/all/Best-Medical-Nonfiction

Good Books on Food

Good Books on Food, Fitness, Nutrition http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/wellbeing/guides/11-books- about-health-and-nutrition-to-add-to-your-reading-list.php

Good Books for Engineering Students http://blog.prof.so/2011/09/top-ten-best-engineering-books.html

Good Books for Future Journalists http://www.cjr.org/review/a_reading_list_for_future_journalists.ph p

Good Books for Writers http://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/essential-book-of-the- month/essential-books-for-writers/

More Good Books on Writing http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2010/07/the-10-best- books-about-writing.html

Some tips to save you time: Check Destiny, our school library catalog, to see if the book is here: http://philasd.follettdestiny.com Check The Free Library to see if the book is there: http://freelibrary.org (Remember you can do renewals online.) Use Good Reads or Amazon to do general searches, like, nonfiction books on medicine, etc. Keep in mind that there are two kinds of reviews: publishers’ reviews that are biased and academic review tools like Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal, that are objective. Ask the librarian! Email: bcookekearney@philasd.org