Despite the persisting notion that recreational reading does not have a place in the
academic mission of college and university libraries, these libraries have a long history of …

Despite the renewed interest in working on the topic of recreational reading promotion in
academic libraries, most of the initiatives are isolated activities. This article seeks to realize a …

Sheila Corrall https://doi. org/10.29085/9781783304738.007 Published online by
Cambridge University Press being and literacy development, while our final section provides …

Abstract In 2014, Sam Houston State University Library librarians distributed a survey to
students, faculty and staff to better understand how the university community was using …

A pesar del renovado interés por trabajar el tema de promoción de lectura recreativa en las
bibliotecas universitarias, la mayoría de las iniciativas que se realizan son actividades …

This article positions the practice of working with readers in academic libraries as a diversity
practice and examines this practice through the lens of the Diversity by Design concept. We …

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 …

A study that explores the leisure reading habits and leisure collection use patterns of
university students in the United States and United Kingdom. Ninety-eight students on ten …

Matthew Kelly https://doi. org/10.29085/9781783304738.015 Published online by
Cambridge University Press of how public librarians can hold–and hold deeply–the …

Purpose At the turn of the twenty-first century, academic libraries revived their tradition of
working with readers, which resulted in a surge of publications in this area. However, the …