Catching Up With This Goodly Land: Alabama’s Literary Landscape

1. Catching Up WithThis Goodly Land: Alabama’s Literary Landscape http://www.alabamaliterarymap.org

2. Let’s Review: What IsThis Goodly Land ? • Online literary map of Alabama • Authors are linked to counties • Biographical author profiles • First-stop quick reference tool • Teaching tool

7. What Kinds of Information Will You Find at This Goodly Land? • Biographical information • Alabama connections • Literary information • Where to go to find out more

8. How to Find Author Information

9. How to Find Author Information State map: click on county, click on author’s name

14. How to Find Author Information • State map: click on county, click on author’s name • County list: click on county, click on author’s name

19. How to Find Author Information • State map: click on county, click on author’s name • County list: click on county, click on author’s name • Author list: click on author’s name

24. How to Find Author Information • State map: click on county, click on author’s name • County list: click on county, click on author’s name • Author list: click on author’s name • Search box: type in author’s name, click on search button, click on result listing

26. 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

27. How Can You Use This Goodly Landin 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.

28. Extra “Goodies” for Teachers and Librarians

29. Extra “Goodies” for Teachers and Librarians List of authors who write for younger readers

31. 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

34. 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

36. What’s 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

37. What’s 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 fall’s mailing (also on the Web site) • Hope to hand this out at conferences, libraries, bookstores, etc.

38. What’s 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

39. What’s 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

40. What’s 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

41. How You Can Help

42. How You Can Help Use the site. We’re tracking usage patterns, and you really make a difference.

45. How You Can Help • Use the site. • We’re tracking usage patterns, and you really make a difference. • Tell us how you use it.

47. How You Can Help • Use the site. • We’re tracking usage patterns, and you really make a difference. • Tell us how you use it. • Volunteer to test the new features.

48. How You Can Help • Use the site. • We’re 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.

49. How You Can Help • Use the site. • We’re 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.

50. How You Can Help • Use the site. • We’re 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.