We have always had popular titles in a number of languages, but until recently they were interfiled alphabetically with all of our other current periodicals.

 

We moved into a new building in 2004 and had created a high-profile reading area where our newspapers were shelved. By 2012, our newspaper subscriptions had dwindled from around five dozen to around two dozen. So in January, we moved some of our popular magazines up to this high-profile “newspaper” area to take better advantage of the unused shelf space.

We had 36 shelf spots to fill with ‘popular magazines.’ The titles we chose include all of our newsweeklies (Time, Economist, …), some glossy monthlies (Ebony, Glamour, Vogue,…), other popular monthlies (Harper’s, Atlantic), some special interest (Bicycling, Runner’s World, PC World, MacWorld, Mother Earth News, …), and The Chronicle of Higher Ed which is in a category all by itself.

While it is somewhat problematic for our student shelvers, it certainly has increased usage of those titles!

 

Marcella – I think it’s a great idea to use your facebook presence to solicit specific titles from students! I would be interested to learn what you discover that way.

 

Thank you for asking about this.

--Arabella

 

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Arabella Holzapfel

Subscriptions and E-Resources Coordinator

Middlebury College Library

110 Storrs Ave.

Middlebury, VT 05753

holzapfe@middlebury.edu

802-443-5284

 

 

We have a gallery of popular magazines for people to just pick up and read when they are relaxing on the couches and chairs in our quiet reading and coffee room.  The magazines get used quite a bit.  I always see someone grabbing one or some laying out.  I try to keep a wide variety of popular magazines dealing with different interests and majors on campus.  For instance, I have out History Today, HR Magazine, Outside and Sports Illustrated.  My sense is that people like to just pick something interesting and relax with their coffee or snack.  I think it’s a highly utilized resource in an area that is highly trafficked and I think our patrons value the chance to just kick back and take a break from technology and school.

 

 

Abbigail Gregg

Library Technician

Geneva College - McCartney Library

acgregg@geneva.edu 

 

 

 

 

We’re in the process of opening a new Learning Commons and while we’ve always had a Leisure Reading section for magazines, I’ve been pretty haphazard in making choices for this section.  I was thinking about doing a little survey through our Facebook page directed to our students to see what they enjoy reading.  I was also curious about choices that are being made by others on the list.  Because of all the electronic resources  I know are Leisure Reading area is not as heavily used but are others seeing that as well?

 

Thanks,

 

Marcella Lesher

Professor/Periodicals Librarian

Blume Library

St. Mary’s University

One Camino Santa Maria

San Antonio, TX  78228

 

Phone:  210-431-2299 ext. 1322

 

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