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<img src="cid:image002.png@01DBDF83.23BB0310" width="128" height="128" style="width: 128px; height: 128px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; float: left;" id="img-4bf79454-1751-4e0c-a500-49c344f81b81">Increasingly libraries are expanding their collections
beyond physical books. Finding reliable reviews for books, audiobooks, movies and TV series, video games, CDs/records, and objects for a Library of Things is made easier with the
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://mel.org/welcome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Michigan eLibrary</a></u></span> (MeL).</p>
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Traditional resources librarians use to help with collection development are included in
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-lls" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Library & Information Science Source</a></u></span>.
Publications such as <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp11635&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Booklist</a></u></i></span>,
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp45875&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Library
Journal</a></u></i></span>, <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp62389&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">School
Library Journal</a></u></i></span>, <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp58918&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Publishers
Weekly</a></u></i></span>, <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp44441&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Kirkus
Reviews (USA)</a></u></i></span>, and <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp33258&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The
Horn Book Magazine</a></u></i></span> are staples of book and media selection that are available to all Michigan libraries as part of MeL. They also include articles that help library workers keep up with professional trends and focus their advocacy efforts.</p>
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Other publications that recommend books in regular columns include "<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/c/5h4gt5/search/results?q=JN+%22Flower+Magazine%22+AND+%22From+the+field%22&autocorrect=y&db=f6h&expanders=concept&isDashboardExpanded=true&limiters=None&qm=W3sidHlwZSI6InRleHQiLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IkpOIFwiRmxvd2VyIE1hZ2F6aW5lXCIgIn0seyJ0eXBlIjoibG9naWMiLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IkFORCJ9LHsidHlwZSI6InRleHQiLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IlwiRnJvbSB0aGUgZmllbGRcIiJ9XQ%3D%3D&resetPageNumber=true&searchMode=all&searchSegment=all-results&skipResultsFetch=true&recordId=xi3i3ydgo5" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">From
the Field</a></u></span> "in <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp17236414&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Flower
Magazine</a></u></i></span><i> </i>and "<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/c/5h4gt5/search/results?q=JN%20%22real%20simple%22%20AND%20%22The%20books%20list%22&autocorrect=y&db=f6h&expanders=concept&isDashboardExpanded=true&limiters=None&qm=W3sidmFsdWUiOiJKTiBcInJlYWwgc2ltcGxlXCIiLCJ0eXBlIjoidGV4dCJ9LHsidmFsdWUiOiJBTkQiLCJ0eXBlIjoibG9naWMifSx7InZhbHVlIjoiXCJUaGUgYm9va3MgbGlzdFwiIiwidHlwZSI6InRleHQifV0%3D&resetPageNumber=true&searchMode=all&searchSegment=all-results&skipResultsFetch=true&sort=date%3Adesc" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">The
Books List</a></u></span>" in <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp125671&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Real
Simple</a></u></i></span>. Book suggestions along with reviews of movies, television series, and streaming media, can also be found weekly in “<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/c/5h4gt5/search/results?q=JN%20%22People%22%20AND%20%22Picks%22&autocorrect=y&db=f6h&expanders=concept&isDashboardExpanded=true&limiters=None&qm=W3sidmFsdWUiOiJKTiBcIlBlb3BsZVwiIiwidHlwZSI6InRleHQifSx7InZhbHVlIjoiQU5EIiwidHlwZSI6ImxvZ2ljIn0seyJ2YWx1ZSI6IlwiUGlja3NcIiIsInR5cGUiOiJ0ZXh0In1d&resetPageNumber=true&searchMode=all&searchSegment=all-results&skipResultsFetch=true&sort=date%3Adesc" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Picks</a></u></span>”
from <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp90514&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">People</a></u></i></span>.
The books mentioned in these publications often follow a theme and are forthcoming titles.</p>
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Many libraries curate video game collections for both youth and adults. <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
<i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp2966357&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">PC
Gamer</a></u></i></span> (US Edition) and <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
<i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp2742034&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Edge</a></u></i></span> provide
video game reviews that can help decide which games to purchase and understand which gaming systems are compatible with various games. Articles in these publications might also spark programming ideas.</p>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp10285&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Billboard</a></u></i></span> and
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp61677&site=pfi-live" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Rolling
Stone</a></u></i></span> can help with selecting music for library collections. <i>
Billboard</i> includes charts such as Hot 100, Hot 100 First-Timers, Hot 200, Artist 100, Hot Country Songs, and Tropical Albums. There are also articles such as "One to Watch" which profiles an up-and-coming artist.
<i>Rolling Stone</i> has recently begun to include a monthly column titled “Staff Picks: Five Recent Albums We Can’t Get Enough Of” in addition to its articles about musicians, artists, and pop culture content such as movie and television reviews.</p>
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Many libraries have expanded their collections to include a Library of Things. Finding the most durable and user-friendly versions of
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=6ebd11df-f260-319a-9fdb-eec93ae82251" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">air fryers</a></u></span> and
other countertop appliances, <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=1c9c70e5-23d6-3d8d-9f5e-63f89643781a" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">laptops</a></u></span>,
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=0da6619d-818f-32d8-87c5-5e705a066285" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">cordless drills</a></u></span> and
other useful things that library collections can share is easy with extensive reviews in
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><i><u><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=consumerreports" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Consumer Reports</a></u></i></span>.
Patrons will also love using this publication to make decisions about major purchases such as appliances and vehicles.</p>
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No matter how your library chooses to expand its collection, publications in the <span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">
<u><a href="https://mel.org/az.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">MeL eResources</a></u></span> can help you find popular, on-trend, and quality books, music, movies, and items for a Library of Things
that patrons will be sure to enjoy. </p>
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