Bulletin No. 1, 2015

Literacy Culture on and beyond Campus  15  his biographies on the Good Reads shelves.’ I am Malala was also put on the Good Reads shelves when Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize. The library compiles check-out statistics every six months to gauge the tastes and needs of its patrons. As revealed in its latest statistics, The Hunger Games trilogy tops the list of the most borrowed Good Reads Books. In addition to print books, those who are more willing to embrace new technology can check out Kindles loaded with Good Reads titles in e-book format. ‘We started the Kindle development with the general education collection books and that proved very popular. So we decided to extend and include Good Reads titles,’ says Ms. Jones. But the e-book collection is not the same as the print collection. Mr. Chan explains, ‘When we receive the recommended titles from our colleagues for the Good Reads Corner, we’ll look for both print copies and Kindle e-books. But not all titles are available from Amazon.’ Now 20 set s of Kindle are available for borrowing. They are also available at the Elisabeth Luce Moore Library at Chung Chi College. The books at the Good Reads Corner are an evolving collection. The library is interested in learning what its patrons are eager to read and wants to ensure that relevant titles are not inadvertently omitted from the collection. So it welcomes its patrons to suggest additional titles by using paper forms available at the Good Reads Corners bookshelves or the e-form on its website. ‘We need to keep in touch with what is popular with our students in terms of popular culture,’ says Ms. Jones. Though she considers the Good Reads Corner a success, she believes that there is always more they can do to promote reading. ‘One idea we have is asking our academic leaders to recommend and talk about the books that have inspired them. I think that would be appealing.’