Sally, Here is a starting point from a quick search of our staff library. Elkin, Judith. - Reading and reader development : the pleasure of reading / x x Judith Elkin, Bri. - London : Facet Publishing, 2003. - 185604467x Ward, Martin L. - Readers and library users : a study of reading habits and x x public library use. - London : Library Association, 1977. - 0853654794 Phelan, Kieran. - Libraries & reading promotion schemes / Kieran Phelan. - x x Bournes Green : Comedia, 1993. - (The future of public library services : x x working paper ; 5. - Comedia workin. - 1873667205 England, Len. - The library user : the reading habits and attitudes of x x public library users. - London : Book Marketing Limited, 1994. - (BNBRF x x report ; 68). - 1873517653 Public libraries and readers : building a creative nation. - [s.l.] : The x x Reading Partnership, 1999 portfolio. - q8861670 x x John Lake Librarian Barbican Library Silk Street London UK EC2Y 8DS Tel: + 44 (0) 207 382 7098 Fax + 44 (0) 207 638 2249 email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Sally Maynard [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 09 January 2004 14:54 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Research on reading groups **WITH APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING** I am currently carrying out a literature review on readers' groups (in public libraries in particular), but am not finding it easy to locate much specific research on the subject. I wondered if anyone has done any work specifically on readers' groups, or if anyone might know about anything which has been done. With thanks in advance Sally Maynard -- ******************************************************* Dr Sally Maynard Research Associate LISU Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3TU ******************************************************* E-mail: [log in to unmask] Tel: +44 (0)1509 222179 Fax: +44 (0)1509 223072 http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/lisuhp.html THIS E-MAIL AND ANY ATTACHED FILES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. Opinions, advice or facts included in this message are given without any warranties or intention to enter into a contractual relationship with the Corporation of London unless specifically indicated otherwise by agreement, letter or facsimile signed by an authorised signatory of the Corporation. Any part of this e-mail which is purely personal in nature is not authorised by the Corporation of London. All e-mail through the Corporation's gateway is potentially the subject of monitoring. All liability for errors and viruses is excluded. Website: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk