Sunday 9 November 2014

Concerts and dances in a library? An undergraduate library as campus cultural space

an article by Catherine M. Brown (UCLA College Library) published in College and Research Libraries News Volume 75 Number 7 (July 2014)

The title of this article is taken from the not really surprising reaction we sometimes get from students and visitors. Aren’t libraries supposed to be quiet places for studying and student work? As we seek to diversify academic library cultural offerings, similar to our public librarian colleagues, having concerts and dances in a library is a way to open the library to the community in an intriguingly different way, and to enhance curriculum by offering a new venue for students to perform in and for their audiences, as well. This article will examine some of the types of collaboration that have taken place as a result, the benefits to our students as well as to ourselves, and some how-to’s.

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