Catching Up With

This Goodly Land: Alabama’s Literary

Landscapehttp://www.alabamaliterarymap.org

Let’s 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

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

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

How to Find Author Information

How to Find Author Information

State map: click on county, click on author’s name

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

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

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

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

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.

Extra “Goodies” for Teachers and Librarians

Extra “Goodies” for Teachers and Librarians

List of authors who write for younger readers

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

How You Can Help

How You Can Help Use the site.

We’re tracking usage patterns, and you really make a difference.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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