Catching Up With This Goodly Land: Alabamas Literary Landscape

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Catching Up WithThis Goodly Land Alabamas
Literary Landscape

• http//www.alabamaliterarymap.org

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Lets Review What Is This Goodly Land ?

• Online literary map of Alabama
• Authors are linked to counties
• Biographical author profiles
• First-stop quick reference tool
• Teaching tool

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What Kinds of Information Will You Find at This
Goodly Land?

• Biographical information
• Alabama connections
• Literary information
• Where to go to find out more

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How to Find Author Information
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How to Find Author Information

• State map click on county, click on authors
  name

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How to Find Author Information

• State map click on county, click on authors
  name
• County list click on county, click on authors
  name

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How to Find Author Information

• State map click on county, click on authors
  name
• County list click on county, click on authors
  name
• Author list click on authors name

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How to Find Author Information

• State map click on county, click on authors
  name
• County list click on county, click on authors
  name
• Author list click on authors name
• Search box type in authors name, click on
  search button, click on result listing

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Why You Can TrustThis Goodly Land

• Authors are chosen by Selection Committee made up
  of scholars and experts on Alabama literature
• Research is done by NAAL librarians and Center
  for the Book staff
• Author profiles are prepared and fact-checked by
  Center for the Book staff
• Author profiles are approved by Selection
  Committee members

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How Can You Use This Goodly Land in Your Classes?

• Integrate Alabama authors into regular curriculum
• Identify local authors for special projects
• First-stop reference work pointer to more
  in-depth sources
• See lesson plans for suggestions.

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Extra Goodies for Teachers and Librarians
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Extra Goodies for Teachers and Librarians

• List of authors who write for younger readers

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Extra Goodies for Teachers and Librarians

• List of authors who write for younger readers
• Teacher/librarian resource page
• PDFs of TGL brochure, bookmarks, and Teachers
  Guide
• Lesson plans

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Extra Goodies for Teachers and Librarians

• List of authors who write for younger readers
• Teacher/librarian resource page
• PDFs of TGL brochure, bookmarks, and Teachers
  Guide
• Lesson plans
• Student resource page
• Links to writing help pages

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Whats New Since Last January?

• More author profiles
• Started with 60 in January 2007
• 59 more added since then
• Another 15 to be added first quarter 2008
• Third list of authors being finalized
• More lesson plans
• 13 lesson plans written just for this site
• More will be added by the end of spring semester
• New brochure

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Whats Coming Up?A Year of Alabama Books

• Suggested reading lists
• One list for younger readers, one for older teens
  and adults
• Suggestions linked to calendar months
• Print piece
• Plan to include this in next falls mailing (also
  on the Web site)
• Hope to hand this out at conferences, libraries,
  bookstores, etc.

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Whats Coming Up?This Day in Alabama Literary
History

• Web site feature
• Click to get list of events in Alabama literary
  history for a given month and day
• Choose any month-day combination
• Also distributed via RSS feed to newspapers,
  radio stations, etc.
• Plan to have this available by the end of spring
  semester

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Whats Coming Up?Author Videos

• Web site feature
• Short (2-3 minutes) Flash videos
• Author talks about his/her relationship to
  Alabama
• Will include authors not yet profiled (early in
  their literary careers)
• Plan to have these start appearing on the site
  this spring

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Whats Coming Up?Podcasts

• Web site feature and RSS feed
• 20-30 minute audios
• Scholars discussing special topics in Alabama
  literature
• Provide context for author profiles
• Relate Alabama authors to American literature
• Plan to make several pilot podcasts during
  spring/early summer

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How You Can Help
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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.

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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.
• Tell us how you use it.

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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.
• Tell us how you use it.
• Volunteer to test the new features.

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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.
• Tell us how you use it.
• Volunteer to test the new features.
• Help us find reading discussion groups for
  audience research.

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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.
• Tell us how you use it.
• Volunteer to test the new features.
• Help us find reading discussion groups for
  audience research.
• Spread the word.

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How You Can Help

• Use the site.
• Were tracking usage patterns, and you really
  make a difference.
• Tell us how you use it.
• Volunteer to test the new features.
• Help us find reading discussion groups for
  audience research.
• Spread the word.
• Thank your legislators.

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Credits

• Research NAAL librarians, Betsy Panhorst, Midge
  Coates
• Photos Betsy Panhorst, Justin DuBois, Midge
  Coates
• Database and Web site Sam Singer, Austin
  McAdory, Barrett Clink
• Copy-editing Jay Lamar, Betsy Panhorst, Laura
  Hill, Brian Gillis
• Logo Matt Harris

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Our Sponsors

• Center for the Book in the Library of Congress
• Alabama Council of Teachers of English
• Alabama State Council on the Arts
• Alabama Support the Arts Car Tag Fund
• Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
• College of Liberal Arts in Auburn University