Facebook lets you install all sorts of third party applications. So far I am half way through a game of scrabble with one Facebook friend, have accidentally zombie bitten an overseas University Librarian, deliberately drawn grafitti on someone’s wall, laughed at my daily unshelved cartoon and have thrown virtual food at friends.<\/p>\n
I like the “Question” application. It lets me ask a question that then appears in my friends newsstreams. My last question produced such, well – right- answers that I’m sharing them. I have permission from the contributors.<\/p>\n
The question was:<\/p>\n
Should we have leisure reading collections in academic libraries?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here’s the answers:<\/p>\n
Why not?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yes! The academic library I used to work in had one. It was popular.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Definitely yes, subject to space and budget. We shouldn’t be as general as a public library, but if there’s something we think a good portion of our particular users would appreciate, that should be ok.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sure! Students have some leisure time, why shouldn’t they spend it reading? Also, it’s a good way to draw staff into the library.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I can’t imagine a leisuire activity that isn’t up for critical analysis, so of course we should! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yep! MPOW has a popular reading collection, that features on the holds list quite frequently. We have a lot of international students living on campus or very close by and the Library is not just used for study, but as their “family” room.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There is no such thing as pure leisure reading I think – everything can spark off a thought, reflection, or new discovery. If space permits, then by all means.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Absolutely! Everyone needs leisure reading and for many their academic library is the only library they access.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One person’s academic treatise is another person’s leisure reading.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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