ArticleAuthors: Christopher W. Boyd (2019)
While some academics still maintain that an academic library
is no place for leisure reading, many are in favor of maintaining
at least a small distinct collection of such books.
Strategically located and attractively displayed, current popular
titles have the potential to generate traffic to the library and
improve circulation statistics. Having taken the leap at Florida
Gulf Coast University Library, a close statistical analysis of this
new collection’s circulation over time has revealed not only
that we all use it, but also that there are diverse but consistent
patterns and preferences at play. Could the collection’s circulation
rate be increased by tailoring it to an aca... 
