The committed reader : reading for utility, pleasure, and fulfillment in the twenty-first century

Stebbins, Robert A. 1938- (Author).

Summary: This book is a study of committed reading, an activity animated by three main motives: utilitarian, pleasurable, and self-fulfilling. They are examined within the frameworks of library and information science and the serious leisure perspective as manifested across life's domains of work, leisure, and non-work obligation.

Record details

ISBN: 9780810885974
ISBN: 0810885972
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 145 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.17 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Modern reading -- Leisure and information in the study of reading -- Utilitarian reading -- Reading for pleasure -- Self-fulfilling reading : the liberal arts hobbies -- Reading in everyday life -- Conclusions : reading and society.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.