1. Saskatoon Public Library and the University of Saskatchewan Library LEISURE COLLECTION PARTNERSHIP Rachel Sarjeant-Jenkins, University of Saskatchewan Library and Lorraine Salt, Saskatoon Public Library May 2013 With thanks to Regan Gunningham, SIAST – Kelsey Campus

3. What does the literature tell us? Leisure reading collections were a part of academic libraries until the 1920s and 1930s (Hallyburton et al., 2011; Diers and Simpson, 2012) “While public libraries strive to help their patrons discover reading material of choice, academic libraries are more focused on locating materials that will support a task.” (Gilbert and Fister, 2007, 477)

4. Barriers to leisure collections in academic libraries: Collection development policies Lack of time, budget, staffing, physical space Perception that students don’t have time to “read” (Diers and Simpson, 2012; Elliott, 2009)

5. Benefits of leisure reading: Increased literacy Creativity Improved academic achievement Relieves stress Increased civic engagement (NEA, 2007; Gilbert and Fister, 2011; Elliott 2009)

6. About our libraries: University Library o 21,700 students, 7500 faculty and staff, and 17 colleges and schools (2011/12) o Library traffic of ~2 million annually (7 locations) SPL o 8 locations o Materials: 800,000+ / 4.3 million+ thru SILS o Serving population: 239,000 (Dec. 2012)

7. Why did we do it? SPL o Community partnerships o Promote SPL collections o Extend life of materials U of S Library o Community partnerships o No mandate for leisure reading collection o Work-life balance for students

8. Why we could do it: “Hot titles” Popular print fiction and non-fiction Feature film DVDs and documentaries Music CDs Audiobook fiction and non-fiction

9. Anticipated Challenges: Separate governance models Separate policy frameworks Different work cultures Impact on staff Transportation

10. What we did about them: Project Charter/Partnership Agreement Planning meetings Procedures evolved

12. Murray Library U of S campus Technical Services / Alice Turner Library

13. Workflow SPL selects materials removes some stickers creates a spreadsheet exports MARC record file U of S Library picks up items loads MARC records adds U of S barcode places on the shelves U of S Library promotes the collection circulates the materials collects statistics U of S Library packs up items removes MARC records transports items back to SPL SPL forwards to sale tables

14. Circulation data: DVDs circulate the most, ~5 circs each. Print ~2 circs each. CDs ~1.5 circs each. Audiobooks did less well. Of 14 audiobooks provided, there were only 4 circs.

15. Number of items circulated

16. Growing pains: Collection growth Type of materials Workload on SPL technical services Promotion on campus

17. Why the partnership works: The people work well together Both institutions value the partnership Both institutions value partnering

18. Next steps: Expand types of materials Explore other joint projects

20. References Bosman, R., Glover, J. & Prince, M. (2008). Growing adult readers: Promoting leisure reading in academic libraries. Urban Library Journal, 15(1), 46-58. Retrieved at http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/urbanlibrary/article/view/1268/1357 http://ojs.gc.cuny.edu/index.php/urbanlibrary/article/view/1268/1357 Dewan, P. (2010). Why your academic library needs a popular reading collection now more than ever. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 17(1), 44-64. Diers, B. & Simpson, S. (2012). At your leisure: Establishing a popular reading collection at UBC Library. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 7(2), 49-66. Retrieved at http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/12296/14031 http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/12296/14031 Elliott, J. (2009). Barriers to extracurricular reading promotion in academic libraries. Reference and User Services Quarterly 48(4), 340-346. Gilbert, J. & Fister, B. (2011). Reading, risk, and reality: College students and reading for pleasure. College & Research Libraries, 72(5), 474-495. Retrieved at http://crl.acrl.org/content/72/5/474.full.pdf+html http://crl.acrl.org/content/72/5/474.full.pdf+html Hallyburton, A.W., Buchanan, H.E. & Carstens, T.V. (2011). Serving the whole person: Popular materials in academic libraries. Collection Building, 30(2), 109-112.

21. Kelly, K.E. & Kneipp, L.B. (2009). Reading for pleasure and creativity among college students. College Student Journal, 43(4), 1137-1144. Retrieved from http://www.projectinnovation.com/College_Student_Journal.html http://www.projectinnovation.com/College_Student_Journal.html National Endowment for the Arts. (2004). Reading at risk: A survey of literary reading in America. Research Division Report #46. Retrieved form http://www.nea.gov/research/ReadingAtRisk.pdf http://www.nea.gov/research/ReadingAtRisk.pdf National Endowment for the Arts. (2007). To read or not to read: A question of national consequence. Research Report #47. Retrieved from http://www.nea.gov/research/toread.pdf http://www.nea.gov/research/toread.pdf Nicholson, H. (2012). How to be engaging: Recreational reading and readers’ advisory in the academic library. Public Services Quarterly, 8(2), 178-186. U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. (2006). A First Look at the Literacy of America’s Adults in the 21st Century. NCES 2006-470. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/PDF/2006470.pdf http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/PDF/2006470.pdf

22. Rachel Sarjeant-JenkinsLorraine Salt rachel.sarjeant-jenkins@usask.cal.salt@saskatoonlibrary.ca