Listening to the Future of Reading: Audiobooks
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Listening to the Future of
Reading:
Audiobooks and Readers’
Advisory
Jessica E. Moyer, M.S., C.A.S.
University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities
[email protected]
Kansas Library Association/Mountain Plains Library Association Conference
Listening to the Future of Reading Preconference: April 1, 2009
Welcome
Appeal of audiobooks
Research about audiobooks
RA for listeners
Reviewing and evaluating audio productions
Popular narrators and collection development
Additional resources online at:
http://jessicaemilymoyer.pbwiki.com/RAndAudiobook
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Appeal and Vocabulary
From the Audiofile Lexicon by Mary Burkey
Full Cast, Partially Voiced,
Fully Voiced,
Dramatization, Unvoiced,
Multi-Voiced, Spoken word
production
Accents
Narrator/Voice Actor,
Narrator Match
Digital/Downloadable
audio
Unabridged and Abridged
DRM
Audio Original
CD, MP3 CD, MP3 Player
(ipod), Cassette
Musical cues or tags,
Incidental Music
Simultaneous release
Research
Listeners’ Advisory
All the appeals and tools of readers’ advisory
PLUS narrator and production
Narrator can override other appeals
Listeners may often prefer genres or appeals in their
audio that are different from their print reading
Format and time constraints must be addressed
Sex, language, violence all can come across stronger in
audio as they cannot be “skimmed over”
Evaluation
Review the jacket, cover blurb, and length
Start listening and take notes on narrator, pace,
performance, and accents
Technical issues and production quality
Consider the entire audiobook
Write up your review or annotation
See How to Listen to a Book in 30 Minutes at
http://jessicaemilymoyer.pbwiki.com/Listen-to-a-bookin-30-minutes
Popular Narrators
Barbara
Rosenblat
Gerald Doyle
George Guidall
Davina Porter
Simon Vance
Audiofile Golden
Voice Award
Dick Hill
Scott Brick
Jim Dale
Booklist “Voice
of Choice”
Collection Development
Interfiling formats
Review sources
Publishers
Traditional formats
Digital or Downloadable Audio
Playaway
Thank you!
Audiobooks are fun and good for you
They are just as good as reading a “real” book
Listening comprehension is an important skill for all
ages to develop and practice
The best advisors are listeners
Regardless of format, audiobooks deserve a place in all
library collections and must be part of readers’ advisory
transactions