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 ** Books turned into movies **  ** Introduction  **  This mediagraphy is a collection of adult books that have been made into movies. This collection can be used both at home to read the books and view the movies or at the public library as a reader's and viewer's advisory. The intended audience for this mediography is adults. The purpose for this collection is to give adults suggestions on books that have been made into movies. It can also be viewed as a reader's or viewer's advisory on what to read or view next. 
 * Purpose **

**Why audio and video??? **       <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Audio and video for this collection is important for several reasons. Both add to the enjoyment of books and to the experience of reading. If a person has read the book before seeing the movie, the audio and video can jog someone's memory about the book. Audio and video can also bring elements of the book to life such as, characters and details or help a person determine whether they like the book or the movie better. The tag line, "If you like the movie, try the book" can also be beneficial. For example, if the book was written ten or more years before the movie came out, then most likely the book has been forgotten. Having such a tag line, will spark a renewed interest in the book as well as the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">rest of the collection. I also see audio and video being beneficial to special groups such as those with disabilities who want to be able to enjoy the book without reading it as well as those with foreign languages trying to learn Englis h.   <span style="color: rgb(196, 186, 186);"><span style="color: rgb(24, 0, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(129, 130, 125);"><span style="color: rgb(125, 120, 120);"><span style="color: rgb(173, 171, 176);">

**  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Overall, the selection criteria is based on what I had to work with - my personal collection and the local library's. Another important criteria of this mediagraphy was the book had to be before the movie and not the other way around. Some of the books were printed 50 or more years before a movie was made, which was even better! Individually, the categories had their own merits. For example, the classics was based on the American Film Institute's Top 100 (see link in Appendix B). If the classic was not on the AFI list, I based the selection criteria on the popularity of the book at the time it was published. The comic section was based on the first movie to come out. For example, Spider-man has had three movies come out. I wanted it based on the first movie primarily because it is really close to the first comics released <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">involving the character. I wanted to place the comic book picture by it, but I ran out of time. If this was a completed mediagraphy, it would have the comic book picture the movie is based on. Plus, when I did do some looking it was hard to pin down exactly which picture to use. The popular section in the mediagraphy was based on several criteria. First was the rating. I did not want anything below a PG-13 rating yet nothing higher than R. I also based tyhe selection on how popular the book was when it was first available. Selection of the movie was also based on the thrill of the story as a book into a movie.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Selection Criteria

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Colette Ryan -- 2/09 -- Librarian