Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Do popular reading materials belong in college and university libraries? Although some librarians think not, others believe there are compelling reasons for including them. The trend towards user-focused libraries, the importance of attracting patrons to libraries in the age of the Internet, and, most importantly, the need to promote literacy at a time when it has reached its lowest levels are all reasons why academic librarians are reconsidering their ideas about popular reading materials. Librarians who decide to implement a leisure reading collection should consider a number of key issues.

Comments

This is the author’s version of an article that was originally published in College and Undergraduate Libraries, 17(1): 44-64. © 2010 Taylor and Francis. College and Undergraduate Libraries is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wcul20.

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