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What is a Common Book?

Common Book initiatives introduce freshmen to the college-level process of academic inquiry. Through a common text, students begin to discuss and examine a particular theme, issue, or topic, using the book as a common point of entry.--University of Washington


A means of enriching the first-year experience and creating a sense of community for undergraduate students.--Virginia Tech


The Common Book is intended to serve as a focal point for engaging the university community in formal and informal conversations about issues of importance in today's world.--Henderson State University

Model Programs

 

Common Book Program Lit Review

(1) Boff, Colleen; Schroeder, Robert; Letson, Carol. Building Uncommon Community with a Common Book: The Role of Librarians as Collaborators and Contributors to Campus Reading ProgramsResearch Strategies, v20 n4 p271-283 2005
(2)Ferguson M. Creating common ground: common reading and the first year of college. Peer Review 2006 Summer; 8(3):8-10.
(3) Fister B. One Book, One College: Common Reading Programs. 2007
(4) Kasowitz-Scheer A. Academic libraries and shared reading programs. Educators' Spotlight Digest 2007 Spring/Summer; 2(2).
(5) Laufgraben JL. Common Reading Programs: going beyond the book. Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition (University of South Carolina); 2006.
(6) Lewin T. Summer reading programs gain momentum for students about to enter college. New York Times 2007 Aug. 8; B (Vol. 156 Issue 54030):9.
(7) Twiton A. Common reading programs in higher education: a Patricia Lindell Scholarship research project. 2007 January.
      
     

    Institutions with Common Book Programs

    National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

     
     

    NGCSU Common Book

    NGCSU Pilot Test 2009-10--

     

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