...Keren Dali Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze a number of issues related to both education for and the practice of reading and readers’ advisory in library and information science (LIS). Written from the standpoint of an LIS educator, the paper is addressed to LIS professors...

...; and the application of this knowledge in readers' advisory work is clearly delineated. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 While reading, and particularly leisure reading, can be considered beneficial in numerous ways, including literacy building, social connectedness, and dissemination of knowledge...