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Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection (2017)
Journal Article
Hurst, S., Marsh, D., Brown, D., & Forbes, S. (2017). Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(4), 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2017.1371612

This case study describes the creation of a leisure reading collection in the Clifford Whitworth library at the University of Salford. It briefly surveys existing literature on leisure reading collections and looks at the growing interest among UK ac... Read More about Cats, comics and Knausgård : promoting student reading at a UK academic library with a leisure reading collection.

University libraries 2011-2015 (2017)
Book Chapter
Hurst, S. (2017). University libraries 2011-2015. In J. Bowman (Ed.), British Librarianship and Information Work 2011-2015. JH Bowman

Current trends in UK university libraries (2013)
Journal Article
Hurst, S. (2013). Current trends in UK university libraries. New Library World, 114(9), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-04-2013-0032

Purpose – The paper aims to describe the effect of changes in UK higher education policy on services and staff in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of academic literature, higher education statistics and news pieces was... Read More about Current trends in UK university libraries.