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Lauren N. Hackert

Bio: Lauren N. Hackert is an academic researcher. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 11 citations.

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TL;DR: In this article, a physical inventory of 1,319 recently published books in an academic library, and comparison of circulation statistics between different cover types was conducted, showing that books with publisher-supplied information on the cover circulated at a higher rate than books with plain covers.
Abstract: Publishers attract readers to books and inform them about the books’ contents by adding information to the books’ covers. In many academic libraries, the dust jackets of cloth-bound books are discarded. This study was a physical inventory of 1,319 recently published books in an academic library, and comparison of circulation statistics between different cover types. By every measure, books with publisher-supplied information on the cover circulated at a higher rate than books with plain covers. The implications of our findings for collection management are discussed.

11 citations


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TL;DR: This paper offers tools to help researchers have a holistic view of applicable titles across library shelves and hopes to become part of a larger conversation regarding social responsibility and diversity in the library community.
Abstract: Abstract:The knowledge organization system prepared by the Library of Congress (LC) and widely used in academic libraries has some disadvantages for researchers in the fields of African American studies and LGBTQIA studies. The interdisciplinary nature of those fields means that browsing in stacks or shelflists organized by LC Classification requires looking in numerous locations. As well, persistent bias in the language used for subject headings, as well as the hierarchy of classification for books in these fields, continues to “other” the peoples and topics that populate these titles. This paper offers tools to help researchers have a holistic view of applicable titles across library shelves and hopes to become part of a larger conversation regarding social responsibility and diversity in the library community.

33 citations

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TL;DR: 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 as mentioned in this paper, which is the case in many libraries.
Abstract: 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. Strategica...

5 citations

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TL;DR: As the number of reference questions continues to decline across academic libraries, innovative models have been developed to highlight collections and reach underserved communities as mentioned in this paper. But, the model is not suitable for a large number of users.
Abstract: As the number of reference questions continues to decline across academic libraries, innovative models have been developed to highlight collections and reach underserved communities. This article d...

3 citations

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01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: The French term bibliotheque (in this context, the closest equivalent in English is ‘series’) evolved greatly in the nineteenth century as mentioned in this paper and was defined as a catalogue of titles, like a publisher's catalogue, made to guide the "leamed scholar" and the "bibliophile" in the construction of their private book collection.
Abstract: The French term bibliotheque (in this context, the closest equivalent in English is ‘series’) evolved greatly in the nineteenth century. During the ancien regime — from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries — three types of bibliotheques were distinguished by Roger Chartier.1 First, a bibliotheque was a catalogue of titles, like a publisher’s catalogue, made to guide the ‘leamed scholar’ and the ‘bibliophile’ in the construction of his or her private book collection (essentially, two ‘Bibliotheques’ published in 1584 by Francois de La Croix du Maine and in 1585 by Antoine du Verdier). Second, a bibliotheque was a compilation of books in the same field or on the same subject, such as the ‘Bibliotheque universelle des romans’ (224 volumes, 1775–1789) or the ‘Bibliotheque universelle des dames’ (156 volumes, 1785–1797). These were not technically a series of complete works but, rather, extracts of an editor’s selection among the finest works in the field. Third, and finally, a bibliotheque was a classic bibliography of books published on different subjects.

3 citations