Reference - Library & Information Technician - CE - Library Guides at Mohawk College Library

Reference and Information Services by Kay Ann Cassell
Publication Date: 2018
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Reinventing Reference by Katie Elson Anderson; Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic
Publication Date: 2015
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Reimagining Reference in the Twenty-First Century by David A. Tyckoson (Editor); John G. Dove (Editor)
Publication Date: 2015
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Guide to Reference by Jo Bell Whitlatch; Susan E. Searing
Publication Date: 2014
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Implementing Virtual Reference Services by Beth Thomsett-Scott (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
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CARL- Copyright
Copyright is an important issue for Canada’s research libraries. The sharing of information is governed by copyright legislation, jurisprudence and licences. Distinguishing what uses are allowed from what are not, is vital for librarians, students, faculty and researchers across Canada.
Doody's Review Services
Doody's Review Service provides extensive tools to allow you to research titles and keep up-to-date with the latest books and software in the health sciences.
WorldCat
Find what you want in a library near you with WorldCat, a global catalog of library collections.

Reference Consultations and Student Success Outcomes
Source: Reference & User Services Quarterly
Uncertainty in Reference and Information Service
Source: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
The Virtual Library Learning Commons
Source: Canadian School Libraries Journal
Virtual reference: where do academic libraries stand?
Source: Computers in Libraries

Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country—its population, resources, economy, society and culture. In addition to conducting a Census every five years, there are about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life.
CANSIM
CANSIM is Statistics Canada's key socioeconomic database. Updated daily, CANSIM provides fast and easy access to a large range of the latest statistics available in Canada.

askON Virtual Reference Service is a real-time chat & SMS research and information service developed by Ontario libraries and Ask Ontario. Participating college libraries contribute staff to askON's collaborative schedule. askON responds to questions on a wide range of subjects. They accept requests from visitors outside participating libraries but they may, depending on the availability of resources, refer you to your local library.

Readers' Advisory

The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror (2nd ed.) by Becky Siegel Spatford
Publication Date: 2012
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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Mystery (2nd ed.) by Candace Clark and John Charles
Publication Date: 2012
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The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Street Literature by Vanessa Irvin Morris
Publication Date: 2012
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Serving Boys Through Readers' Advisory by Michael Sullivan
Publication Date: 2010
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The Dewey Divas and the Dudes
Eight publisher reps representing over 600 publishers between them, raise awareness of hidden gem’s on a publisher’s list – debut authors, books publishers to be excited about, quiet bestsellers, and more.
Epic Reads
HarperCollins Children's Books website and blog dedicated to the promotion of all things related to teen and YA books.
Everyday Reading
Everyday Reading provides accessible and relevant reading to everyone. The author provides book reviews and advisories, but takes the extra-step to offer suggestions on how to incorporate reading into daily life.
Fantastic Fiction
This website provides a short biography of an author, lists all books they've written in the order they were published. It also has a list of read-alike authors and also gives a list of books that are recommended by that author.
Literary Review of Canada
For nearly thirty years, the Literary Review of Canada has prided itself on being a journal of ideas.Literary Review of Canada offers writers the real estate they need to thoughtfully respond to the country’s vast intellectual output — everything from policy and politics to history, biography, and fiction.
The Readers' Advisory Online
The blog for readers' advisors and bibliophiles who work with readers. You'll find essential news, tips, fun stuff, and a community for exploring RA issues.
We Need Diverse Books
This is a fantastic grassroots and non-profit organization that seeks to celebrate and promote diverse reads while also helping to support authors of diversity.

The Best Children's Books
This website has a lot of lists of popular children's books by age group, topic, reading level, and academic subject. It also has links to helpful articles.
Canadian Children's Book Centre
The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to encouraging, promoting and supporting the reading, writing, illustrating and publishing of Canadian books for young readers.
CanLit for LittleCanadians
This website highlights and reviews books by Canadian authors and gives them the representation they deserve. This includes direct links to dozens of Canadian authors and publishers.
Children's Literature- The Booklist Reader
Explore recommended and new publications sorted by age and genre

Bookish
Articles, reviews and lists with the goal of providing more information about books, authors, and genres.
The Booklist Reader
Booklist editors and freelancers write about everything from adult books to kidlit, from print and ebooks to audio and video, from editors’ rants to author Q&As to lists, book news, and much more.
Goodreads
Goodreads is a popular book review website which allows users to make book lists, track read books, and see what friends are reading. Book ratings are completely based upon user reviews and recommendations.
Literature Map
Literature Map generates a web of authors that have similar writing styles and genres. This can be a great tool to use when you have patrons asking for help finding new authors and books.
What Should I Read Next?
Enter a book you like and the site will analyse its database of real readers' favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next.