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Dissertation Information for Kathryn Watson

NAME:
- Kathryn Watson

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Alabama (USA) (1994)

ADVISORS:
- J. Gordon Coleman

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Marion Paris
- Connie Jean Van Fleet
- Annabel Kuykendall Stephens
- Philip M. Turner

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: The reviewing of Canadian juvenile trade books as listed in Canadiana 1988 through 1990 in four selected American journals 1988 through 1992

Abstract: The purposes of this descriptive study were (a) to examine selected U.S. professional children's book review journals from January 1988 through December 1992 to determine the extent of coverage given to English-language Canadian juvenile trade books as listed in the juvenile section of Canadiana in the years 1988, 1989, and 1990, and (b) to identify conditions related to this level of coverage. The review journals identified for this purpose include Booklist, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Horn Book Magazine, and School Library Journal. Bibliographic information was compiled for all titles included in the study, as was journal review coverage. Quantitative data were obtained and studied to discern patterns or similarities of titles reviewed. Telephone interviews were conducted with Canadian publishers and U.S. journal editors to further identify conditions related to the level of coverage.

Of the 728 identified titles, 161 were reviewed in at least one of the selected journals. The findings of the study include: (a) most of the reviewed titles had been published in a U.S. edition, as well as the Canadian edition; (b) those titles not published by both a U.S. as well as a Canadian publisher, but handled by a distributor, also received reviews; (c) publishers who supplied review copies to the journals had titles reviewed; (d) Booklist and School Library Journal published more of the reviews; (e) each journal published reviews unique to that journal. It was concluded that the Canadian juvenile trade books identified for this study were more likely to be reviewed if they were also published in a U.S. edition. Providing review copies to journals was important for review coverage. Coverage of the Canadian juvenile trade books by the four selected journals used in this study, while present in varying degrees, is not extensive, and selectors are advised to seek other materials as primary sources for Canadian titles.

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