Grassroots inquiry through reading groups in academic libraries: Fostering community across campus

Kuecker, Elliott; McGinn, Emily

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Title

Grassroots inquiry through reading groups in academic libraries: Fostering community across campus

Author(s)

• Kuecker, Elliott
• McGinn, Emily

Issue Date

2023-09

Keyword(s)

• reading
• reading groups
• working groups
• academic libraries
• literacy

Abstract

Reading groups organized within academic libraries offer an interdisciplinary/undisciplined space for academics to discuss scholarly readings without the typical expectations associated with reading within the academy. Unlike reading for coursework or in order to write, which positoins the reader as a suspicious critic, reading as a community interested in a shared topic of inquiry opens up new avenues for interpretation and collaboration. This article describes some history of reading groups, how they are related to libraries, and theories of reading that help explore why reading groups create a sense of grassroots inquiry. It also offers practical advice for those interested in creating academic reading groups in their library.

Series/Report Name or Number

Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement, vol. 3

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jloe.v3.957

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2023 Elliott Kuecker, Emily McGinn
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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