Giving Pleasure Its Due: Collection Promotion and Readers’ Advisory in Academic Libraries

Smith, Rochelle; Young, Nancy

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2008.09.003

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“…Rochelle Smith and Nancy J. Young 34 have provided practical ways of highlighting leisure reading already in a library's collection, such as book lists, displays, tools such as NoveList, as well as using instruction sessions as an opportunity to inform students they can also use the Reference Desk to find recreational reading. Finally, Mardi Mahaffy 35 outlined ways academic libraries can sponsor reading outreach programs, describing two programs facilitated by the New Mexico State University Library.…”

Section: Reading and The College Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure

Gilbert

Fister²

2011

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News reports and well-publicized government studies have led to a popular perception that reading is an endangered activity, particularly among youth. In this study we surveyed college students, librarians, and college writing instructors about students’ attitudes toward reading for pleasure, examine barriers to voluntary reading among college students, and explore academic libraries’ potential role in promoting reading. Our findings suggest that students have a far higher interest in reading than is typically believed and recommend steps academic librarians can take to encourage reading for lifelong learning.

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Section: Reading and The College Experiencementioning

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Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure

Gilbert

Fister²

2011

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“…Pleasure reading collections and readers' advisory are two methods through which academic institutions might attempt to engage students with pleasure reading; however, few academic institutions use either of these strategies. Smith and Young (2008) recommend such services to broaden the relationship between the library and the larger community of the institution, including faculty, staff and students. O'English et al (2006) and Cubbage (2010) explore the value of graphic novels in academic library recreational reading collections, suggesting that graphic novels can provide support to the academic curriculum while circulating as a part of a pleasure reading collection.…”

Section: Pleasure Reading Collections and Reader's Advisory In Academmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pleasure Reading Among First-Year University Students

Parlette

Howard

2010

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Objectives – This study examines the reading habits and experiences of first-year undergraduate students at Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Methods – First-year undergraduate university students (aged 18 to 20) were recruited to take part in focus group discussions and responses were analysed to examine the following topics: (1) the role of reading in their lives, both academic and personal; (2) the development of reading habits from childhood; (3) reading engagement strategies; and (4) selection strategies. Results – This study suggests that reading for pleasure is a well-established habit amongst many first-year undergraduate students. First-year undergraduates primarily read for pleasure in order to relax but also recognize that pleasure reading can play a positive role in their academic performance, enhancing their range of background knowledge as well as their active vocabulary. Conclusions – The conclusions of this research provide recommendations for librarians and university administration to engage students and increase rates of retention in postsecondary institutions. In particular, recommendations related to the importance of pleasure reading collections, campus reading programs, book clubs, readers’ advisory services and quiet and comfortable reading areas in academic libraries are provided.

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“…The role that leisure reading (i.e. extracurricular reading) should play in academic libraries has been discussed in the literature for more than thirty years . Several articles consist of surveys to determine whether academic libraries provide leisure reading collections, while others discuss strategies for promoting, obtaining and choosing materials for them.…”

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“…extracurricular reading) should play in academic libraries has been discussed in the literature for more than thirty years. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Several articles consist of surveys to determine whether academic libraries provide leisure reading collections, while others discuss strategies for promoting, obtaining and choosing materials for them. The surveys showed that a number of (the mainly U.S.) respondents provided leisure reading collections for their patrons.…”

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Leisure reading collections in academic health sciences and science libraries: results of visits to seven libraries

Watson

2013

Health Info Libraries J

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Objective: To visit leisure reading collections in academic science and health sciences libraries to determine how they function and what role they play in their libraries. Methods: The author visited seven libraries with leisure reading collections and carried out a semistructured interview with those responsible either for selection of materials or for the establishment of the collection. Results: These collections contained a variety of materials, with some libraries focusing on health-sciencerelated materials and others on providing recreational reading. The size of the collections also varied, from 186 to 9700 books, with corresponding differences in budget size. All collections were housed apart, with the same loan period as the regular collection. No collections contained electronic materials. Although there was little comparable statistical data on usage, at the six libraries at which active selection was occurring, librarians and library staff felt that the collection was well used and felt that it provided library users with benefits such as stress relief and relaxation and exposure to other perspectives. Conclusion: Librarians and library staff at the libraries that undertook active selection felt that their leisure reading collection was worthwhile. It would be interesting for future work to focus on the user experience of such collections.

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Giving Pleasure Its Due: Collection Promotion and Readers’ Advisory in Academic Libraries

Cited by 30 publications

References 5 publications

Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure

Reading, Risk, and Reality: College Students and Reading for Pleasure

Pleasure Reading Among First-Year University Students

Leisure reading collections in academic health sciences and science libraries: results of visits to seven libraries

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