SLJ Reviewers describe what goes into a review, and why stars are so important

In conjunction with our July Stars Issue, SLJ spoke to a few of the reviewers who are part of a collection of contributors who writes the roughly 5,000 reviews published per year. They each have their own process for reviewing a title, but all come to the practice from a common thread: Having used SLJ reviews for their own collection development over the years, they know what is expected and what librarians need from a review. Read the full article here.

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