The Impact of Humanities Programming on Readers' Advisory Services

Abstract

A category of humanities public programming which forms a unique type of “readers' advisory” service has developed in the United States in the past 20 years. Encouraged by funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, readers' discussion groups have grown in number and variety in the 1980s. This article reviews the history of humanities public programming, explores the nature of the readers' discussion groups, and examines the effectiveness and impact of these programs.

Citation

Perrault, A.H. (1993), "The Impact of Humanities Programming on Readers' Advisory Services", Collection Building, Vol. 12 No. 3/4, pp. 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023351