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