WHAT IS BOOK COLLECTING?: THE CASE OF STUDENT BOOK-COLLECTING CONTESTS: THEIR ORIGINS
Abstract
Book-collecting contests intended to encourage students to collect books have long been a fixture of college and university library programs in the United States, although they apparently are unknown elsewhere. At the initiative of the college or university library, students are invited to submit a list of books they have collected, along with an explanation of the theme and significance of their collection. After a preliminary winnowing, selected collections are judged by a panel composed of some combination of library staff, faculty, and outsiders (which may include library supporters, a local mature collector or literary figure, or a bookseller).
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