"Can you help me find a book I saw on the Today Show?"

                        "A reviewer on NPR recommended a title and I'd like to check it out."

                                                "I'm looking for a title on the People Magazine winter must read list."

                        "A couple of Sunday's ago a new cd was reviewed in the music section of the local paper."

                                                        "The cover was yellow and the author's first name is Jane.....I must find that book!"

REFERENCE  & COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT TOOL

If patrons ask for help finding books featured in the media,  MOTOR is the answer!

Want to select titles that are of interest to the broadest audience possible?  MOTOR is the answer!

MOTOR monitors titles featured on television, radio, newspapers & magazines and provides a comprehensive newsletter
and on-line reference listing of books, music and video featured in the media.  The MOTOR Daily Listing is a daily e-newsletter
that gives a recap of titles featured for a 24-hour period.   MOTOR Online is an expanded on-line archive of information
that includes publisher, format, publication date, notes detailing how the title was presented plus links to WorldCat and MORE! 

Sample MOTOR information:

• MOTOR Brochure

• MOTOR Daily Listing

• MOTOR Online Sample Search

• Media monitored by MOTOR

• Single library site subscription form