Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: National Book Awards Winners Edition

This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological order. Click here for the first post which outlines the details how to use awards lists as a RA tool.

The National Book Awards were announced last night. Last month I talked at length about using the National Book Awards longlists and backlist as a great RA tool especially because of the breadth of categories.

Last night the winners were announced:

But again, for like the hundredth time as part of this longer series, it is not the winners that are useful. Yes, right now and for the next few weeks, you will have a rush on these books, but all of the nominated titles, this year, and especially over the last 2-5 years, are excellent for displays and suggestions to any reader.

And, the National Book Foundation gets this. Click here to see the website for the 2020 awards as it is laid out. I have also included screen shots, but for those who need alt-text, click here. 

As you can see, each category is easily accessible on the top navigation bar, with the winner, and finalists prominently displayed. Immediately below is the rest of the long list.

5 categories, and all the titles of interest easily accessible. 

And then, you can also use this link to get every book ever nominated by year or even decade, also with a simple click on a page that is easy to find. Click here or on screen shot below to access that page.

The point here is to remind you that the the backlist of awards lists are a great resource, but also to highlight those awards that make finding those books easy. 

Build a National Book Foundation display today. Get award winners and nominees from all of the categories and from multiple years on to one display; it's a great way to highlight your whole collection in one place.