Add to ORKGPopular reading collections are just one of myriad ways that academic libraries contribute to the cultural, recreational, and community endeavors of our campus populations. Based on the perspectives from three libraries (one private medium-sized university, one large public STEM-focused, one large public comprehensive university), this paper discusses opportunities and challenges of popular reading collections as well as collection/acquisition strategies, target audiences, promotion of the collection, use of the collection, content types (including graphic novels), and perceived impact of the popular reading collection on campus
This study examines how and why academic libraries collect popular fiction literature using a case s...
In January 2013, the NCSU Libraries will open a brand new library, the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Ap...
When faced with multiple competing priorities for investment in library resources, there are many im...
Academic libraries often focus most, if not all, of their collection development efforts on supporti...
Offering a separate, popular reading collection can be a valuable public service in academic librari...
Despite the persisting notion that recreational reading does not have a place in the academic missio...
In 2016 the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries opened the Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons ...
University students, staff, and faculty read for fun and want their campus library to support this p...
Describes the development of a collection of popular books and audiobooks at the University of Maryl...
Originally published in Journal of Academic Librarianship. The survey can be found at http://hdl.han...
There is a well-publicized debate in the library field on whether or not it should be an academic li...
Academic libraries, though situated within universities, are not purely for academic purposes and ha...
At our small, liberal arts college, the library has developed a vibrant browsing collection of popul...
Academic libraries have increasingly recognized the need to collect diverse materials. Simultaneousl...
Readers\u27 advisory isn’t just for public and school libraries. Popular reading collections in acad...
This study examines how and why academic libraries collect popular fiction literature using a case s...
In January 2013, the NCSU Libraries will open a brand new library, the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Ap...
When faced with multiple competing priorities for investment in library resources, there are many im...
Academic libraries often focus most, if not all, of their collection development efforts on supporti...
Offering a separate, popular reading collection can be a valuable public service in academic librari...
Despite the persisting notion that recreational reading does not have a place in the academic missio...
In 2016 the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries opened the Adele Coryell Hall Learning Commons ...
University students, staff, and faculty read for fun and want their campus library to support this p...
Describes the development of a collection of popular books and audiobooks at the University of Maryl...
Originally published in Journal of Academic Librarianship. The survey can be found at http://hdl.han...
There is a well-publicized debate in the library field on whether or not it should be an academic li...
Academic libraries, though situated within universities, are not purely for academic purposes and ha...
At our small, liberal arts college, the library has developed a vibrant browsing collection of popul...
Academic libraries have increasingly recognized the need to collect diverse materials. Simultaneousl...
Readers\u27 advisory isn’t just for public and school libraries. Popular reading collections in acad...
This study examines how and why academic libraries collect popular fiction literature using a case s...
In January 2013, the NCSU Libraries will open a brand new library, the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Ap...
When faced with multiple competing priorities for investment in library resources, there are many im...