“It makes you feel like more of a person:” The leisure reading habits of university students in the US and UK and how academic libraries can support them
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Title
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“It makes you feel like more of a person:” The leisure reading habits of university students in the US and UK and how academic libraries can support them
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Author
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Elizabeth Brookbank
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Publication Date
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November 3, 2023
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Abstract
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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 university campuses (five in each country) were interviewed about their reading habits and observations were conducted at each campus. Results demonstrated that most university students interviewed do read for leisure, despite the persistent narrative in academic literature and popular media to the contrary. It does not necessarily follow that student readers will use their university library for this purpose simply because it has a leisure collection. Future research on student reading
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Publisher
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Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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Journal
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College and Undergraduate Libraries
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Volume Number
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30
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Issue Number
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3
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First Page Number
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53
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Last Page Number
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94
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DOI
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10.1080/10691316.2023.2261918
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Type
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Text
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Department
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Library and Academic Innovation
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Language
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eng
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Description
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor &I Francis in Undergraduate and Research Libraries on November 3, 2033, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2023.2261918
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Citation
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Elizabeth Brookbank (2023) “It makes you feel like more of a person:” The leisure reading habits of university students in the US and UK and how academic libraries can support them, College & Undergraduate Libraries, 30:3, 53-94, DOI: 10.1080/10691316.2023.2261918
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 12/05/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by Elizabeth Brookbank. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at brookbanke@wou.edu
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In Copyright
